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Another wind farm eyed in Bangui, Ilocos Norte

LAOAG CITY, July 15 -- A 136-megawatt wind farm project is being proposed for Bangui, Ilocos Norte, reinforcing the province's reputation as one of the country's leading renewable energy hubs. The pr... Read More


Western Visayas poverty rate falls to 13.7%

ILOILO CITY, July 15 -- Poverty incidence in Western Visayas dropped to 13.7 percent in 2023 from 17.2 percent in 2021, surpassing its pre-pandemic level of 14.2 percent, the National Anti-Poverty Com... Read More


NFA inaugurates state-of-the-art post-harvest facility in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY, July 15 -- The National Food Authority (NFA) inaugurated its state-of-the-art post-harvest facility in Dumangas, Iloilo on Wednesday. The PHP350 million Modernized Rice Processing Center... Read More


DOST boosts E. Visayas disaster response with mobile command vehicles

TACLOBAN CITY, July 15 -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Wednesday turned over two Mobile Command and Control Vehicles (MoCCoV) to the provincial government of Biliran and the muni... Read More


NegOcc gov't to appeal CSC order to reinstate dismissed lawyer

BACOLOD CITY, July 15 -- Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr. said on Wednesday his office will file a motion for reconsideration on the decision of the Civil Service Commissi... Read More


Bacolod cops conduct simulation exercise for campus active shooting

BACOLOD CITY, July 15 -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has been conducting a simulation exercise (simex) for active shooting incidents in various public schools here as part of the efforts to ... Read More


Comelec chief warns BSKE bets vs. using gov't aid for campaigns

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 15 -- Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia issued a stern warning on Wednesday to candidates of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) ag... Read More


Group expands grassroots search for next generation of para-athletes

BAGUIO CITY, July 15 -- The Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) is stepping up its grassroots recruitment program to discover and develop more para-athletes who can rep... Read More


Army brigade extends aid to 30 quake-affected soldiers

COTABATO CITY, July 15 -- The military distributed more than PHP500,000 in calamity cash assistance on Tuesday to 30 soldiers under the 601st Infantry Brigade (601Bde) who were affected by the magnitu... Read More


BARMM, Army extend cash aid to 32 ex-BIFF extremists in MagSur

COTABATO CITY, July 15 -- Thirty-two former violent extremists have received cash assistance from the government as part of their reintegration into the mainstream during ceremonies held at the Army's... Read More