MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has renewed her call on Congress to pass the pending Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized (PBBM) Governance Bill.

In a statement issued Thursday, the DBM said i…

COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provided medical assistance to the government-run Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) as part of its health care support program for the region’s indigents.

‘BARMM con…

MANILA: Cebu Pacific (CEB) is further expanding connectivity across the regions, launching flights to Hong Kong via Davao and resuming direct flights between Singapore and Iloilo later this year.

According to Changi Airport’s Facebook post on Thursda…

Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and her entourage visited the central province of Quang Tri on August 15 to examine a project she is funding to enhance the life quality of children and adolescents in Asia-Pacific underway at Nguyen Tat Thanh Prim…

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception for General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia, in Hanoi on …

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) continues to assist corn farmers as damage brought by armyworms to plantations reached PHP50.238 million as of Aug. 12, its report on Wednesday showed.

The infestation, …

Phuc Sinh Corp, a coffee and pepper producer and exporter of Vietnam with over 14 years of commitment to sustainable development, will receive a 25-million-USD loan from SAIL Investments’ Netherlands-based and Green Fund, for developing a sustainabl…

BACOLOD CITY: The city government here provided transportation assistance to stranded commuters during the two-day transport strike of unconsolidated traditional jeepney operators and drivers until Thursday.

Two groups, Kabakod Negros and Bacod Kamby…