LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte farmers’ income are projected to expand by around 15 to 25 percent once the PHP30-million agri-trading center in Barangay Bil-loca, Batac City becomes operational by August this year.
“Farmers income may increase from 15 to 2…
MALASIQUI: Around 75.56 percent of public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators in Ilocos Region is already consolidated into cooperatives or corporations, an executive of the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Wednes…
DAVAO: The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) has identified the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the area with the highest poverty incidence in Mindanao.
In a press briefing here Wednesday, NAPC Secretary Lope Santos I…
LEGAZPI: The Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (SPDRRMC) is now on standby alert status after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported increasing volcanic activities at Mt. Bulusan.
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BACOLOD: Two Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels died in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in the remote Barangay Sag-ang of La Castellana, Negros Occidental Wednesday morning.
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MANILA: Customs officers discovered an estimated PHP5 million worth of suspected smuggled agricultural products in three warehouses in Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said agent…
