(DOT PHOTO) Palawan, one of the top tourism destinations in the Philippines, has been named as among the “Trending Destinations in the World for 2024” by TripAdvisor, the largest travel website in the world with a reputation for offering travel deals and reviews. This was announced by the Department of …
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Velasco’s takeaway from Western Visayas blackout probe: ‘Lahat may kasalanan’
Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Facebook) If the House Committee on Energy chairman had any takeaway from the investigation on the widespread Western Visayas power outage, it’s that no single agency or entity was solely at fault. In fact, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco reckoned that …
Read More »Red tide warning up in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas. BFAR-8 However, based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 1, Series of 2024, seawater samples collected from six areas in Eastern Visayas tested positive for Pyrodinium bahamense, a toxic microorganism that …
Read More »Iloilo City Council OK’s 2-year, 40% real property tax cut
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has approved a 40 percent reduction in real property tax (RPT) for a two-year period. The Iloilo City Council approved this week the ordinance authored by Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia that imposes 60 percent RPT payment for the years 2024 and 2025. THE …
Read More »New Year’s call: DND sets sight on ‘continued transformation’; PNP highlights unity
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the joint DND-AFP New Year’s Call on Jan. 12, 2024 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (Photo by AFP) The leadership of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted their traditional New Year’s call on Friday, …
Read More »Aliño sworn in as new SBMA administrator
Businessman Eduardo Aliño was sworn in as the new SBMA administrator on Friday, Jan. 12./PCO/ (Eagle News)–The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has a new administrator. President Bongbong Marcos swore in businessman Eduardo Aliño to the post on Friday, Jan. 12, replacing Jonathan Tan, who took his oath as undersecretary of …
Read More »PH back on its feet—Marcos
TOAST TO THE NEW YEAR. President Marcos (right) leads the traditional New Year vin d’honneur reception for members of the diplomatic corps in the Philippines at the Centennial Hall in Malacanan Palace on Thursday night. Ambassadors from 54 nations and heads of 11 international organizations were among the attendees of …
Read More »China asks ASEAN to hasten COC on SCS, hits ‘non-regional’ critics
China called for accelerated negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing is committed to meet the set target for the conclusion of the COC negotiations as …
Read More »Tolentino says Senate must unite on Cha-cha; CBCP pans initiative
Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday said the Senate should take a united stand amid a push to amend the 1987 Constitution. Tolentino, vice chairman of the Senate committee on constitutionalamendments and revision of codes, said he hoped the senators could discuss a collective stand on Charter change when the session …
Read More »NGCP complied with expert panel’s recommendations on 2023 Panay blackout, says ERC
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has told congressmen that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has complied with the requirements of an independent investigative panel on the April 2023 blackout on Panay Island–at least for the most part. ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta gave this statement Thursday, …
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