‘Cacao City’ seen to boost sector’s SMEs, small growers
NEWLY OPENED Cacao City in Davao City is not just a café and chocolate shop, but is intended to serve as a central marketing...
DoE sees 3,800-MW requirement in Mindanao by 2022
POWER DEMAND in the country’s southern island of Mindanao is expected to more than double to 3,800 megawatts (MW) by 2022 from the current...
Nation at a Glance — (10/06/17)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
CA confirms Cimatu as environment secretary
By Janina C. Lim
Reporter
THE COMMISSION on Appointments (CA) has approved the nomination of Roy A. Cimatu as Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
P13.50-per-kilometer taxi fare hike OK’d
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo
THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Wednesday, Oct. 4, it has approved the petition to increase taxi...
No sign of alleged fixer in 11th hearing on Customs corruption
WHO IS Jojo Bacud and where in the world is he? The question arose Wednesday at the 11th hearing by the Senate blue ribbon...
Senate hearing on fake news cites need for accountability
THE CHAIRPERSON of a Senate committee that conducted a hearing on fake news on Wednesday, Oct. 4, flagged the need for accountability among bloggers,...
Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend returns to US, say PHL officials
THE GIRLFRIEND of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock returned to the US on Wednesday from the Philippines, as authorities in Manila said they were...
Barangay, youth officials to keep posts, again, until 2018 election
INCUMBENT BARANGAY and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, who were elected in Oct. 2013, get another round of extended stay in office with the second...
Duterte attacks enemies anew, claims Trillanes has mistress in AMLC
IN his latest tirade on Wednesday, Oct. 4, President Rodrigo R. Duterte claimed that opposition Senator Antonio F. Trillanes has a mistress named Abad...
Duterte assures ‘no whitewash’ in hazing victim’s case
THE PARENTS of fraternity hazing victim Horacio Castillo III met yesterday with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who gave assurance that “there will be no...
Cagayan Valley aims to become ‘Citrus Capital of the Philippines’
THE CAGAYAN Valley Region is positioning to become the Philippine’s “Citrus Capital” through a program undertaken by the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) with...