Logs, flitches confiscated in Benguet

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Police-Cordillera Regional Office (PRO-COR), in its drive against illegal logging, confiscated some 1,288.66 board feet of assorted illegally harvested...

Barangay leaders join opposition to Cebu BRT; City government says cancellation ‘unlikely’

THE ASSOCIATION of Barangay Councils (ABC) in Cebu City has issued a manifesto expressing reservation on the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...

Iloilo towns eye clustered landfills under PPP scheme with Payatas operator

TOWNS in Iloilo are looking at developing clustered landfills to jointly address waste management through a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement with the operator of...

Cebu provincial gov’t ready to roll out P57-M infra projects before year ends

THE CEBU Provincial Board approved on Monday the rollout of P57.565 million worth of projects before the year ends, including a seaport facility, road...

32nd Kadayawan launched, festivities set Aug. 14-25

THIS YEAR’S Kadayawan festival logo was launched Monday, with the city government and private sector partners expressing optimism that the adverse impact on perception...

Lorenzana: PHL should protest Chinese structures in Spratlys

DEFENSE SECRETARY Delfin N. Lorenzana said on Monday, July 3, the Philippines will likely “protest” China’s reported militarization of the disputed South China Sea,...

SC ruling on Proclamation 216 expected today

By Ian Nicolas P. CigaralReporter DEFENSE SECRETARY Delfin N. Lorenzana on Monday said he is “confident” the Supreme Court (SC) will dismiss all petitions questioning...

Duterte issues order on Marawi’s revival

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has signed Administrative Order (AO) no. 3 creating an interagency task force for the revival of the besieged Marawi City. Signed...

DoJ’s Aguirre admits drug trade back in Bilibid, says SAF ‘tainted’

By Kristine Joy V. PatagReporter REFORMS AT the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) were among the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) achievements on the first year of...

Fuel prices higher this week, except LPG

GASOLINE, DIESEL and kerosene prices are increasing this week, starting the month of July with a reversal of June’s general decline in pump prices....

Japanese investors keen on theme park project in Daanbantayan

JAPANESE INVESTORS are interested in developing an eco- and agri-tourism project at the Lanao Lake in Daanbantayan, Cebu, according to Mayor Vicente A. Loot....

NBI to conduct parallel probe on Bulacan family massacre

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the brutal murder of a family in San Jose...