ARTA: LGUs with eBoss system post higher tax collections, revenues

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said on Tuesday local government units (LGUs) that fully implemented the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) system, which streamlines and automates government transactions, recorded higher tax collections and …

Election gun ban ops in Cebu yield 162 firearms, 3 explosives

A total of 162 loose firearms and three explosives were seized in Central Visayas as authorities gear up for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Oct. 30, the top regional police official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, director…

Comelec OKs suspending proclamation of BSK bets with pending DQ cases

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday approved the suspension of the proclamation of candidates with pending disqualification charges who will win in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. “Please be informed tha…

Ilonggo solon vows to push laws benefiting PH nurses

Iloilo Third District Rep. Lorenz R. Defensor has committed to personally work to pass laws in Congress benefiting the country’s nurses. He recognized their role during the health pandemic as he spoke to close to 3,000 nurses gathering for their natio…

DSWD extends aid to families of 2 slain OFWs in Israel

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) has released PHP80,000 in cash and other assistance to the immediate family members of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in the Israel-Hamas war. DSWD crisis inter…

Cebu island town bans shellfish due to red tide

Officials in the island town of Madridejos in northern Cebu on Tuesday warned their fishermen about the red tide contamination in the municipal waters. Mayor Romeo Villaceran, in a statement posted on the municipality’s official social media page, war…