BUTUAN CITY: Mining firms’ business taxes and other regulatory fees directly help two local government units (LGUs) in the Caraga Region accomplish their projects.
In separate statements on Monday, the LGUs of Claver in Surigao del Norte and Cagdiana…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to convene concerned local government officials in the two provinces of Mindoro Island to discuss the establishment of new protocols to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
This came a…
ILOILO: Consumers of More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE POWER) will have a 10-centavo increase in their January billing cycle due to a hike in the transmission charge.
“This is solely due to the additional ancillary service charge by NGCP
MANILA: Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday pushed for the use of agricultural waste and overlooked resources, including ‘pinyapel’ (paper made from discarded pineapple leaves), to protect the environment.
Legarda led the formal open…
BUTUAN CITY: Fifty-seven drug suspects were arrested in a series of anti-drug operations carried out by various police field units last week, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) reported on Monday.
‘Of the 57 suspects arrested, 1…
ILOILO: Iloilo City will implement stricter security measures during the highlights of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival on Jan. 27-28 without imposing signal shutdown as requested by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
‘It will be very strict,’ Mayor Je…
MANILA: Germany’s Federal Police Liaison Office (BKA) on Monday donated equipment to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to help in its fight against transnational human trafficking.
NBI Director Medardo De Lemos formally received the donation…
MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday the Monetary Board has approved USD3.32 billion worth of medium- to long-term (MLT) foreign borrowings in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The public sector’s foreign borrowings from October to Dec…
