November 22, 2023

Davao City allots P42M for ‘Pasko Fiesta’

The city government has earmarked PHP42 million for its ‘Pasko Fiesta sa Davao 2023’ activities for the holiday season, an official said Wednesday.

Jennifer Romero, head of the Davao City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO), said the budget covers all

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P3.4-M ‘shabu’ seized in Cavite

Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Cavite and Pampanga confiscated suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million, from a couple during a buy-bust in Trece Martires, Cavite on Tuesday night.

The s…

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Batangas groomed as holiday tourism hub

The provincial government is targeting a bigger slice of this year’s Christmas tourism market as part of broader efforts to invigorate the local economy.

In an interview on Wednesday, Jaide Castillo, assistant department head at the Provincial Touri…

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LEDAC-priority PENCAS bill gets Senate nod

The Senate on Wednesday approved with 23 affirmative votes, zero negative, and no abstentions Senate Bill No. 2439 or the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Act.

The measure, which is a Legislative-Executive Developm…

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