BACOLOR: The four House committees jointly investigating illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), drug trade and human rights violations during the past administration issued a show cause order against several individuals, including former…
Day: August 16, 2024
Typhoon, school opening accelerate Ilocos’ July inflation
MALASIQUI: Ilocos Region’s July 2024 inflation rate accelerated to 3.3 percent from 2.8 percent last June, driven by the faster upticks in the food, educational services, and transport indices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Ilocos Region r…
Butuan rice farmers get P14-M irrigation project
BUTUAN CITY: The National Irrigation Administration in Agusan del Norte (NIA-ADN) turned over on Friday a PHP14-million irrigation project to the Tagabaca-Aupagan Irrigators Association, Inc. here.
The project, including three solar-powered pumps, wi…
2 Antique towns progress to pink ASF zone
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The municipalities of Sibalom and San Jose de Buenavista in Antique have downgraded to pink zone (buffer) from red (infected) under the African swine fever (ASF) category while two more have applied for reclassification.
Sibal…
Taguig, SG institutions ink pacts on better health services
MANILA: The Taguig City government has entered into two major agreements with some Singaporean institutions to enhance healthcare services’ accessibility for residents.
Mayor Lani Cayetano, CareSpan Asia (CareSpan) founder and chairperson Nonoy Colay…