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DILG wants W. Visayas LGUs to activate price coordinating councils

Manila, March 12 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas (DILG-6) will issue a memorandum for local government units to reactivate their local price coordinating coun... Read More


Northern Samar solon backs substitute biofuels bill amid oil crisis

Manila, March 12 -- A lawmaker in Northern Samar welcomed on Thursday the House Committee on Energy's approval of a substitute bill to temporarily suspend the mandatory use of biofuels for up to one y... Read More


Meat, vegetables price drops ease inflation in Pangasinan, La Union

Manila, March 12 -- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the Ilocos Region (PSA-1) reported a slowdown in inflation in La Union and Pangasinan provinces in February compared to January, primar... Read More


Ilocos Norte's largest agri-trading center opens in Batac City

Manila, March 12 -- Officials and residents in Ilocos Norte welcomed the opening of the first and largest agricultural trading center in Barangay Bil-loca, Batac City, on Thursday. The Department of ... Read More


Baguio City to help property owners obtain building permits

Manila, March 12 -- The city government is looking at the possibility of allotting funds to assist residents in completing the requirements for a building permit, which ensures the safety of structure... Read More


Floods, landslides displace over 500 families in Caraga

Manila, March 12 -- The trough of a tropical storm has affected 37,840 families, or 129,084 individuals, across 108 barangays in the Caraga Region since Monday, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction an... Read More


Nat'l quake drill to assess 3 major Baguio schools' response plan

Manila, March 12 -- Three major academic institutions in this city will participate in the quarterly National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on Thursday afternoon to assess their earthquake preparednes... Read More


PDLs in Marinduque turn waste into sustainable opportunities

Manila, March 12 -- Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Boac District Jail are learning how to transform waste materials into useful products through a skills training on eco-paving bricks produ... Read More


US donates P9.6-M life-saving equipment to MOH-BARMM

Manila, March 12 -- The Ministry of Health-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) received PHP9.6 million (USD167,000) worth of biomedical, laboratory, and oxygen-related equipmen... Read More


Butuan police nab HVI, seize P5.4-M 'shabu,' pistol

Manila, March 12 -- A high-value individual (HVI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted here Thursday, the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) reported. Police identified the suspect as alias J... Read More