SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: An initial 25 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Antique have the opportunity to finish college even behind bars under the ‘Holistic Opportunities and People’s Empowerment…
MANILA: The Japanese government has pledged to contribute about USD5 million to a farm-to-school meals program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
In a news release Wednesday, the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines report…
DUMAGUETE CITY: Stakeholders in the tourism industry, specifically the accommodation establishments sector, on Wednesday assured to support the Negros Oriental provincial government’s agenda to double the province’s tourist arrivals this year.
The co…
TACLOBAN CITY: The scholarship program for the poor in Eastern Samar has enlisted 594 beneficiaries in 2023, giving indigent students from remote communities access to tertiary education.
The provincial government reported on Wednesday its ‘Isang Pro…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Wednesday assured the public that the retail prices of bangus (milk fish) and tilapia (cichlid fish) remain stable in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Its …
TACLOBAN CITY: Police have intensified their manhunt against the members of the group who shot it out with law enforcers in Santa Margarita, Samar, on Tuesday, killing three police officers and wounding four others.
In a phone interview Wednesday, Ma…
