BUTUAN: At least 188,080 indigent senior citizens in the Caraga Region received financial assistance through the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SocPen) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2023.
In a sta…
BACOLOD: Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson advised rice farmers to maximize the use of water sources as the province continues to brace for the effects of El Niño in the coming months.
The governor issued the reminder as the
BUTUAN: A communist New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla was killed after a 10-minute encounter in the hinterlands of Buenavista town, Agusan del Norte province, a military official said Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Balingao, the Army’s 23rd Infantry Bat…
TACLOBAN: At least 1,065 active members and loyal supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas were killed, captured, arrested, or surrendered in 2023, attributing to the region’s attainment of guerrilla front-free status.
These neutr…
MANILA: The government is sticking to its gross domestic product (GDP) target of 6.5 to 7.5 percent for 2024 despite many organizations forecasting the economic expansion this year will miss the administration’s goal.
National Economic and Developmen…
MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said Wednesday the renewable energy (RE) projects that already secured service contracts (SCs) but do not progress have opened investment opportunities for foreign companies, es…
