The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday launched its mall voting for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this October, making voting easier and more accessible especially to the vulnerable sector. “Ito po’y para sa mga nakat…
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) must recognize that ‘the path to greater prosperity in the region is by greater regional cooperation and int…
Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R and I), a Tokyo-based debt watcher, has kept its investor-grade credit rating for the Philippines at ‘BBB+’ while revising its outlook to positive from stable. The Department of Finance (DOF) shared in a
A four-year-old boy and two Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) members were injured in a road crash in Zamboanga del Sur on Monday. Lt. Col Terence Ylanan, the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion commander, said a military vehicle that
The Negros Occidental provincial government is upgrading its sports facilities and stepping up training for athletes as part of the priorities of the administration of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Mo…
The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Central Visayas has designated its number three man as the officer in charge of the Cebu provincial police. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, PRO-7 Chief, appointed Col. Noel Flores as acting Cebu provincial police
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging local government units (LGUs) in the Calabarzon Region to actively participate in the Marcos administration’s Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP) to substantially increase the production of t…
Senator Francis Escudero reiterated his call for the exemption of electricity rate from value-added tax (VAT) as he suggested that improving the collection efficiency should be prioritized over plans to raise taxes amid soaring prices of basic and pri…
