New zonal values take effect in BIR-25B Bulacan areas
A REVISED schedule of zonal values will now be implemented for properties in areas covered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s District Office-25B (RDO-25B)...
Tropical storm Ursula intensifies as it nears Visayas, Mindanao
TROPICAL STORM Phanfone, which will have the local name Ursula when it enters the Philippine area possibly on Monday morning, has intensified with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (km/h) and gustiness of up to 80 km/h, weather agency PAGASA reported on Sunday.
Nine of 10 Filipinos trust Duterte — poll
NINE of 10 Filipinos have high trust in President Rodrigo R. Duterte and the government amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, according to a poll by consultancy firm EON Group and research firm Tangere.
Cebu City preparing to sue Rico’s Lechon owners
THE CEBU City government will file charges against the owner of Rico’s Lechon for failing to pay taxes. Two restaurants and a commissary of...
New DENR undersecretary named
FORMER Social Security System (SSS) commissioner Jose Gabriel M. La Viña was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Tourism (DoT), Malacañang announced on Wednesday.
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Anti-mining advocate Gina Lopez dies after battle with cancer
REGINA Paz “Gina” L. Lopez, the former Environment secretary who rattled the mining industry after she shut down erring large-scale operations, has died. She was 65.
PEZA cheers revived underwater park plan
By Janina C. Lim
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has welcomed the revived plan to construct an underwater theme park in Palawan, a project...
Mindanao railway construction to start Jan. 2019
DAVAO CITY — Construction of the first phase of the P85-billion Mindanao Railway Project, which covers the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment, is targeted to start in January 2019 and operations expected by 2021.
Expert: Withdrawal from ICC to make PHL ‘pariah’
THE PHILIPPINES’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute, a treaty which created the International Criminal Court (ICC), will make the country a “pariah” state, an...
Palace names new Duterte appointees
Malacañang on Wednesday, Aug. 8, said President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed new officials this August, including Arnold G. Larena as a labor arbiter...
Typhoon Ursula maintains strength after battering eastern, central parts of Visayas
TYPHOON URSULA (international name: Phanfone) swept through the Eastern and Central Visayas regions over the Christmas holidays, leaving several towns flooded and houses damaged, and has maintained its strength while traversing the northern tip of Aklan and Antique provinces in Western Visayas, weather bureau PAGASA reported on Wednesday.
Second major quake in a week hits Mindanao
A MAGNITUDE 6.5 earthquake struck central Mindanao yesterday morning, just two days after a 6.6 tremor killed at least 8 people, the national disaster agency said.