BACOLOD CITY: Leptospirosis cases in this city increased by 100 percent from January to the middle of December this year compared to the same period in 2022 amid continuing exposure to risk factors especially in highly-populated villages.
Records of …
MANILA: Local shares closed Wednesday’s trading weak, while the peso depreciated.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at 6,462.80, shedding 38.20 points on the first trading day of the week.
All Shares also went down by 11.41 points to…
MALASIQUI: Authorities have reiterated their call to avoid unauthorized storage and use of firecrackers in welcoming the New Year as the Ilocos Region has recorded 11 firecracker-related incidents from Dec. 21 to 26 this year.
The latest incident occ…
MALASIQUI: The Philippine Army 702nd Infantry Brigade and the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center Inc. have partnered to provide training and employment to military personnel, their dependents, and individuals in geographically isola…
MANILA: Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. on Wednesday joined Filipinos in looking forward to having a more fruitful and productive 2024.
Revilla cited a Pulse Asia survey result indicating that 92 percent of the population remains optimistic, saying that th…
CEBU CITY: Public schools, barangay halls, public markets and sports gymnasiums in all 80 villages here are now Wi-Fi hotspots, the city government information technology office said on Wednesday.
Conrado Ordesta III, assistant head of the Management…
MANILA: Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Taiwan and Hong Kong are expected to benefit from the new wage hike which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
‘We thank Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regio…
TACLOBAN CITY: The absence of strong typhoons in Eastern Visayas this year is seen as an opportunity to build more disaster-resilient communities in the region frequently hit by natural calamities.
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Coun…
