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Water distribution utility vows rates status quo amid oil price spikes

Manila, March 12 -- Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) on Thursday assured continuous operations and status quo rates amid the increase in fuel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East. MPIW chie... Read More


City health office offers integrated health service delivery for women

Manila, March 12 -- The City Health Office is inviting women residents of Iloilo City to avail themselves of the one-stop integrated health service delivery program in celebration of National Women's ... Read More


Bacolod City, NegOcc inflation rates ease further in February 2026

Manila, March 12 -- Inflation rates for all income households in this highly urbanized city and Negros Occidental decelerated further in February 2026, data released by the Philippine Statistics Autho... Read More


Household composting kits aim to reduce organic waste in Laoag

Manila, March 12 -- The city government of Laoag, through its Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), distributed 1,500 household composting kits to urban barangays on Thursday to help manage... Read More


Minimized environmental impact assured on Samar's 'Unity Roads'

Manila, March 12 -- The proposed "Unity Roads" that will traverse the upland tri-boundaries of Samar Island will have minimal impact on the environment, Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan said on Thursday.... Read More


Baguio mounts vax caravan to achieve zero rabies cases

Manila, March 12 -- The City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) is again mounting an anti-rabies vaccination caravan for more than 40,000 dogs and cats to curb the viral disease. "The visits to... Read More


W. Visayas headline inflation accelerated to 3% in February

Manila, March 12 -- The headline inflation rate of Western Visayas accelerated to 3 percent in February from 2.3 percent in January, but still lower than the 3.1 percent rate in the same month in 2025... Read More


NegOr online portal to address consumer complaints faster, easier

Manila, March 12 -- The Negros Oriental provincial government and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have collaborated to launch an online platform to manage consumer complaints more efficient... Read More


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