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W. Visayas economy grows 4.3% in 2024

Manila, April 22 -- The economy of Western Visayas grew by 4.3 percent last year, slower than the 6.8 percent growth in 2023, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday. PSA We... Read More


NIR economy grows 5.9% in 2024, 7th fastest growing in PH

Manila, April 22 -- The economy of the newly-formed Negros Island Region (NIR) expanded by 5.9 percent in 2024, with an estimated value of PHP636 billion, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority... Read More


DAR's farm biz school teaches farmers how to become entrepreneurs

Manila, April 22 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is developing more farmer entrepreneurs through an enhanced farm business school (FBS) using mixed participatory adult learning methodologie... Read More


40 exhibitors to join Labor Day Kadiwa in Antique

Manila, April 22 -- Forty local exhibitors composed of farmers, fisherfolk, and micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) will join the two-day Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) in Antique as part of Labor ... Read More


Exec urges Albay PWDs to vote on May 12

Manila, April 22 -- The provincial government of Albay, through the Albay Provincial Persons with Disability Affairs Office (APPDAO), is urging persons with disabilities (PWDs) to exercise their right... Read More


3 fire incidents damage 10 houses, injure 2 in Antique

Manila, April 22 -- Ten houses were damaged while two persons got injured following three fire incidents in Antique the past two days. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded to two fire incide... Read More


PBBM visit seen to fuel N. Mindanao's trillion-peso economy

Manila, April 22 -- Northern Mindanao's trillion-peso Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) is expected to maintain its momentum following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s inauguration of key infr... Read More


Free TESDA assessment boosts opportunities for Negrense SHS graduates

Manila, April 22 -- Senior high school (SHS) graduates from public schools in Negros Occidental are given better employment opportunities through free National Certificate (NC) competency assessment i... Read More


5 rebels surrender, 13 supporters defect in C. Luzon during Holy Week

Manila, April 22 -- Five communist rebels surrendered to the government while 13 supporters severed their ties with the underground movement in Central Luzon during the Holy Week, the Police Regional ... Read More


LTO issues show cause orders vs. erring drivers, jeepney operator

Manila, April 22 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) 6 (Western Visayas) released on Tuesday show cause orders (SCOs) against five drivers and one jeepney operator for various violations committed... Read More