LAOAG CITY: The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) on Monday announced a five-year plan to upgrade its distribution system to solve perennial power outages in the province, which is expected to cost around PHP3 billion.
The average daily electr…
URBIZTONDO: Residents and visitors’ festive spirit won over the scorching 47 degrees heat in this town during a boodle fight that featured 32,860 slices of native rice cakes for the second Kanen Festival on Sunday.
Trays of rice cakes such
MANILA: The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) shall continue to receive a full allocation in May despite the continuous decline of Angat Dam’s water level.
As of Sunday, the water level in…
MANILA: A female corrections officer was promoted on the spot over the weekend after preventing the attempted smuggling of suspected ‘shabu’ by a visitor into the National Bilibid Prison Medium Security Camp.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Ge…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing a “window hour” system in the ongoing Palarong Bicol 2024 to protect athletes, coaches, and officials from the excessive heat caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
In a press conference on…
MANILA: The Senate Committee on Basic Education will be looking for ‘balanced’ solution as it sets to start discussions on the impacts of extreme heat and the shift to alternative delivery modes (ADMs) in the conduct of classes.
The public
ILOILO CITY: The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) on Monday approved a resolution recommending that Iloilo province be placed under a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon.
‘We need a declaration so that we…
MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) reported the procurement of 170,000 bags of palay (unhusked rice) in just three days following the implementation of the higher buying price for the commodity nationwide.
If converted, it is equivalent to 8,0…
