LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) 5 (Bicol) has started to distribute over PHP14.5 million worth of agricultural interventions for cacao, coffee, and coconut farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in five provinces in the regio…

BUTUAN CITY – Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte has once again been recognized as one of Asia’s top destinations by a prominent international lifestyle magazine.

Earlier this month, Condé Nast Traveler ranked Siargao 10th in its “Top Islands: Read…

BACOLOD CITY – Foodies coming for the 45th MassKara Festival, set from Oct. 12 to 27, can explore this city through a food crawl event.

‘It will highlight the city’s rich gastronomic culture, making it a delicious opportunity to savor local delicaci…

Manila: The United States government intends to provide PHP28 million or USD500,000 in humanitarian aid to help communities affected by the Super Typhoon Julian in northern Luzon.

In a statement on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Manila said the funding…

BACOLOD CITY – The Cebu People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CPMPC), owner-operator of the modernized People’s Jeep, launched the initial five units of China-made electric (e)-jeeps that will operate in this city as part of the implementation of the P…

Manila: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday commended President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for prioritizing the safety and welfare of Filipinos in the Middle East, as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.

Romualdez, who acc…

TACLOBAN CITY – More former rebels, members of their families, and friends have been joining the government’s anti-insurgency drive by disclosing the locations of firearms buried by the New People’s Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said Wednesday.

Br…

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday it would file the material misrepresentation case against dismissed mayor Alice Guo before the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC) “at the proper time.”

‘Sa araw na ito, ilalabas ng (Comelec)…