BUENAVISTA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) began on Wednesday the release of PHP236.95 million under the 2023 Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) to benefit 47,390 farmers in Antique.
Sonie Guanco, …
MANILA: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has arrested one of the suspects in the ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr.
In a statement on Tuesday, CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat said Ameno Amatonding, 52,
MANILA: The Philippines welcomed a total of 5,450,557 international visitors in 2023, well above the 4.8 million target arrivals the Department of Tourism (DOT) earlier set for the entire year.
Of this number, 91.80 percent or 5,003,475 are foreigner…
MANILA: Congress has increased to PHP1 billion the funding for the Active Transport and Safe Pathways Program (ATSPP) to accelerate the development of protected bicycle lanes.
In a statement on Tuesday, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said Congress dou…
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) reported 212 new fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) during the New Year’s Eve revelry, bringing the overall tally to 443 on Tuesday.
In its latest case report, the DOH said the additional FWRIs include the first…
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) started the year with gains on positive sentiment on inflation, while the local currency depreciated on the first day of trading of 2024.
The PSEi closed Tuesday surging by 104 points, or 1.61
