ILOILO: Mayor Jerry Treñas on Monday cited the need to develop export-quality agriculture-based products in preparation for the modernization of the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) in Lapuz district.
In a briefing, Treñas said he has instructed…
MANILA: The local stock market sustained its rally at 6,700 level on Monday, while the peso fell after returning to 55-level in the last trading day.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) improved 20.97 points to 6,728.22, with broader…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has warned the public against the possible rise of dengue cases during the El Niño phenomenon.
Irene Duldoco, IPHO information officer, said in an interview Monday that fr…
MANILA: Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday called for preservation of the country’s wetlands, saying these only occupied 6 percent of the earth’s surface.
Villar said wetlands play a major role in environment protection as these perform crucial functio…
BACOLOD: The Department of Tourism-Western Visayas (DOT-6) is gearing up for the staging of the four-leg International Open Water Swim Circuit, which kicks off in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Feb. 18.
The event, which is expected to draw some
MANILA: The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) called for heightened vigilance against adolescent pregnancies as it closely monitors the movement in numbers among young girls between 2021 and 2022.
In a news release on Monday, CPD executi…
