MALASIQUI: A PHP49 million worth 574-meter long flood control structure along the Aringay River is protecting residents of the villages of Lloren, Pideg, and Caoigue in Tubao town, La Union.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Regio…

MANILA: Heroism does not require losing one’s life. Some heroes even survive life-threatening diseases like cancer.

Israel Hans Golez, a boy scout from Iloilo City, was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer when he was only two years old. He was cleare…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) and hog raisers industry allayed concerns over the safety and quality of retail pork products amid the resurgence of African swine fever (ASF).

In a press conference, DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Pou…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the continued monitoring of areas ‘most vulnerable’ to mpox, Malacañang said Wednesday.

Marcos gave the order during his meeting with Department of Health (DOH) officials led by Secretary Teodoro …

MANILA: The local stock market closed mid-week lower, snapping its three-day rally on profit-taking, while the Philippine peso ended almost unchanged.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 0.64 percent to 6,900.62, with All Shares also decl…

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) has proposed the establishment of a special court to aid in the swift resolution of cases where tourists are involved.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco first proposed the ’24/7 tourist courts’ during a recent…

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental provincial government is establishing a common sanitary landfill worth PHP30 million for nine local government units (LGUs) in La Castellana town.

This is among the initiatives pursued by the province through the P…

MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday directed all police units to intensify security operations across all barangays, with particular attention to the most vulnerable and geographically isolated and …