Davide gets authority to negotiate P1.5-B DBP loan for building project
THE CEBU Provincial Board (PB) has approved a resolution authorizing Governor Hilario P. Davide III to negotiate with the Development Bank of the Philippines...
Net satisfaction rate of Duterte highest at +68 — Q2 survey
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte’s popularity hit a new record high with the second quarter Social Weather Stations (SWS) report showing a two-point increase in his net satisfaction rating to +68, classified as “very good,” from +66 last quarter.
Journalists still in danger of being killed, harassed under Marcos gov’t, says CPJ
FILIPINO journalists remained at risk of getting killed and harassed under the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
8 Mpox patients in BARMM recover
COTABATO CITY — All of the eight individuals in the Bangsamoro region afflicted with monkeypox have recovered, regional health officials announced on Wednesday.
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One Town, One Product bill hurdles House 2nd reading
A HOUSE bill seeking to further develop indigenous and local products made by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in rural areas of the...
Speakership race heats up sans a Duterte pick
MARINDUQUE Rep. Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco is ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan’s (PDP-Laban) speakership bet, Senator Emmanuel D. Pacquiao announced on Wednesday.
DOTr says no changes in transportation supply, capacity during MECQ
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it expects no changes in the number of public utility vehicles, and their passenger capacity, operating in areas under the modified enhanced community...
Construction of rail common station to begin today
CONSTRUCTION OF the capital’s railway Common Station, a long-standing project of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) that will connect LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7, and the...
Zamboanga City buys 20 of 44 lots for new airport
ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John M. Dalipe has signed the deed of sale for 20 of 44 lots that will be used as site for the new Zamboanga International airport.
Cebu Duty Free shops contribute 11% to DFPC sales
THE TWO Duty Free outlets in Cebu contributed 11% to the state-owned Duty Free Philippines Corp.’s (DFPC) $217 million sales in 2018, DFPC Marketing Officer-in-Charge Ma. Lourdes P. Malabuyo said.
COVID-19 cases hit 10,343; death toll at 685 — Health dep’t
THE Department of Health reported 339 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 10,343.
Sta. Cruz town reopening Mt. Apo trail to climbers in Sept.
THE STA. CRUZ trail of Mt. Apo, the Philippine’s highest peak, will be reopening in September and bookings up to December are already being accepted, according to the town’s tourism office.