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PRC launches computer-based licensure testing center in Cebu

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- Computer-based professional licensure examinations are now available in Cebu after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) opened a new testing center here on Monday. The... Read More


More Bacolod City senior citizens to get social pension

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- An additional 2,800 qualified senior citizens in this highly-urbanized city are expected receive social pension from the local government unit this year after the approval of a... Read More


Comelec-Negros Island Region to tear down illegal campaign materials

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here will undertake "Oplan Baklas" or the taking down of campaign materials placed in non-designated areas on Tuesday, the start of the 90... Read More


P100-M Mati airport development breaks ground

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- Officials broke ground Monday on the Mati Airport Development Project, which is expected to make the airport operational for smaller aircraft in 2026. Gov. Nino Sotero Uy said... Read More


BI stops 2 travelers with fake documents

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- Two female would-be overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were barred from boarding their separate flights after presenting dubious travel documents, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) ... Read More


180 foreign fugitives arrested in 2024: BI

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- A total of 180 foreign fugitives who are wanted for various crimes in their homelands were arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives last year. In a report to Commissi... Read More


Legarda stands firm vs. mining in Antique, pushes sustainable growth

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- Senator Loren Legarda reaffirmed on Monday her opposition to proposed mining activities in Antique, as the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Western Visayas (MGB-6) considers cla... Read More


PH Army chief visits recovering troops in Basilan ambush

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Philippine Army (PA) on Monday announced that its commander, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, visited troops wounded in the Jan. 22 Basilan ambush and assured them that they would be p... Read More


16 firms on 'blacklist' for illegal trade acts - DA

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its efforts to combat illegal trade practices by blacklisting six additional companies, bringing the total number of blacklis... Read More


Gatchalian urges DTI to monitor rising bread prices

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to closely monitor bread prices, Filipinos' alternative staple to rice, given their co... Read More