Nika update: Classes suspended on Monday in several Luzon areas

11/11/2024

MANILA – Several local government units (LGUs) in Luzon have announced the class suspension on Monday due to Typhoon Nika (International name: Toraji). According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Nika is forecast to…

Dumaguete pushed as UNESCO creative city

Mary Judaline Partlow 11/09/2024

DUMAGUETE CITY – Dumaguete, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, has been chosen as one of two Philippine endorsements to the 2025 UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Literature. Quezon City is the other…

Pres. Marcos signs laws creating new court branches across PH

Darryl John Esguerra 11/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law 11 measures creating additional court branches across the country. Copies of the new laws were released by Malacañang on Sunday. Republic Act (RA) 12044 provides for…

Enough supply of Cebu lechon during Christmas season assured

John Rey Saavedra 10/26/2024

CEBU CITY – Despite the African Swine Fever (ASF) scare, there will be enough pork meat, especially the well-loved lechon (roast pig), during the Christmas season, an official of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) here said…

DBM OKs early release of gov’t workers’ yearend bonus, cash gift

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the earlier release of government personnel’s yearend bonus and cash gift. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Oct. 22 issued Budget Circular 2024-3, which facilitates the…

DBM grants DOH P454M for purchase of 173 medical vehicles

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/25/2024

MANILA –The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated approximately PHP454 million to the Department of Health (DOH) for the procurement of some 173 medical vehicles. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the issuance of an Authority…

Marcos orders expansion of west Cebu ecozone in Balamban

Darryl John Esguerra 10/20/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered special economic zone in Balamban town in the province of Cebu. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed…

DOH chief urges newly licensed doctors to join gov’t service

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/19/2024

MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Saturday enjoined 3,845 newly licensed physicians to join government service. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 58 percent of 6,600 examinees passed the Physician Licensure Examination…

DMW, TESDA ink deal to boost skills of OFWs

Marita Moaje 10/16/2024

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, inked a memorandum of agreement to enhance the skills and employability of overseas Filipino workers…

Bacolod WallStory: 150-meter mural unveiled in City of Smiles

Nanette Guadalquiver 10/14/2024

BACOLOD CITY – To mark the 45th year of the MassKara Festival, organizers unveiled Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2024, the ‘Bacolod WallStory,’ a 150-meter mural painted by a community of local artists, telling the story of the enduring…

Filipino executed in Saudi for murder–DFA

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora 10/08/2024

MANILA – A Filipino national was executed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a Saudi national on Oct. 5, 2024, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, October 8. DFA Undersecretary for Migration Eduardo Jose de…

Negros Island Region: Negros Occ Gov. Lacson signs IRR

Nanette Guadalquiver 10/03/2024

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental–Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed optimism on the full operation of the Negros Island Region as he signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the NIR Act on Wednesday, October 2,…

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