BACOLOD: The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) said on Tuesday that it is applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Energy Regulatory Commission to officially start operations after President Ferdinand R…

ILOILO: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is targeting the full automation of the business permits and licensing system of all local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas before the end of the President Ferdinand R. Marco…

ILOILO: The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is appealing to the public to help in the campaign against dengue as cases in the province continue to rise.

The provincial epidemiology and surveillance data showed that from Jan 1 to July 20 this y…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it will launch the government-controlled vaccination using the AVAC live vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) in the third quarter of the year.

This came after the Food and Drug Adminis…

BUTUAN: Since the devastation of super typhoon Odette in 2021 in Caraga that destroyed coconut trees, the region’s Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA-13) has made the necessary interventions to control the spread of the pervasive Rhinoceros beetles, lo…

MANILA: Aside from saving lives and property, firefighters in Metro Manila have also prevented four suicide attempts through the Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) ‘Kalingang Bumbero’ hotline.

The hotline which stands for ‘Kaibigan sa Linyang Gagabaya…

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), has started giving grants to residents in Masbate province that will provide additional financial resources to entrepreneurs…

BAGUIO: A whole-of-government approach in partnership with the private sector to provide livelihood assistance and intervention will help curb marijuana cultivation in the provinces of Benguet and Kalinga, a Cordillera police official said Tuesday.

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