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…
MANILA: The bill institutionalizing new organizational reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP) is one step closer to becoming a law after it was unanimously approved by the Senate on Monday.
Voting 23 in favor, zero against and zero abstentio…
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…
MANILA: Security has been heightened at the House of Representatives after some lawmakers reportedly received bomb threats, a House official said on Monday.
House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco said tighter security measures are currently enforce…
