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Road, drainage project in Iloilo City completed ahead of schedule

Manila, June 19 -- Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday graced the formal opening of the road and drainage project in Barangay East Timawa in this highly urbanized city's Molo dis... Read More


Bacolod gets push in bid to become UNESCO creative city of gastronomy

BACOLOD CITY, June 19 -- Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez, chairperson of the House special committee on creative industries, has committed support for the bid of this highly ... Read More


DOLE helps Sagay City farm workers claim P800-K underpaid wages

BACOLOD CITY, June 19 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has successfully assisted 32 farm workers from Sagay City, Negros Occidental, in claiming PHP798,967 in underpaid wages they supp... Read More


Ex-cop, 2 HVIs yield P1.36-M 'shabu' in Iloilo City sting ops

ILOILO CITY, June 19 -- A former policeman and two other high-value individuals (HVIs) yielded 200 grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP1.36 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Navais, Mandur... Read More


DPWH raises Calbiga Bridge load capacity to 30 tons

CALBIGA, June 19 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has increased the load capacity of Calbiga Bridge to 30 tons following the substantial completion of a PHP34-million bridge-stren... Read More


Albay to spend P15-M LGSF for Kadiwa ng Pangulo trading center

LEGAZPI CITY, June 19 -- The provincial government of Albay is set to establish a PHP15-million Kadiwa ng Pangulo center in Camalig town to provide farmers and local producers with a permanent venue t... Read More


18 new classrooms to help address backlog in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY, June 19 -- Three public schools in Iloilo City are recipients of three-story six-classroom buildings complete with information and communications technology and science laboratories. The... Read More


CHED OKs 3 E. Visayas state universities' medicine programs

TACLOBAN CITY, June 19 -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the applications of three state universities in Eastern Visayas to offer the first and second-year levels of their Doct... Read More


Ilocos Norte posts lowest Luzon electricity rate in May

LAOAG CITY, June 19 -- Electricity cost in Ilocos Norte was the lowest in Luzon in May, according to the Department of Energy's monthly monitoring of residential rates. The Ilocos Norte Electric Coop... Read More


2 ops net 16,400 marijuana plants worth P3.2-M in Ilocos Sur

LAOAG CITY, June 19 -- Authorities destroyed marijuana plants worth over PHP3.28 million in the rugged highlands of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur, following two successive operations by police and partner agenci... Read More