Iloilo Showcased in DOT’s Culture and Heritage Caravan
Manila – The Philippine Experience: Culture, Heritage, and Arts Caravan (PEP), led by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, arrived in Iloilo on Thursday, spotlighting heritage destinations in the region. Moving from Bacolod City and Negros Occid…
EU Provides PHP 18 million Aid to Visayas Flood Victims
Manila – The European Union (EU) has pledged 300,000 euros, equivalent to approximately PHP 18 million, in humanitarian aid to support Filipinos affected by recent floods and landslides in the Visayas region. The EU Delegation in Manila, announcing th…
DFA Suspends E-Visa Operations in China
Manila – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has temporarily suspended its e-visa operations in China. An advisory issued on November 30 announced the indefinite halt of the Philippine e-Visa System in China, advising visa applicants to contact th…
Dialogue and Community Engagement Key to Resolving Insurgency, Says 5ID Chief
Baguio City – The Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division (5ID) emphasized the importance of dialogue and community engagement in addressing Cordillera’s insurgency issues. Col. Virgilio Noora, OIC assistant division commander of the 5ID and commander…
DOTr-Cordillera Enhances Efforts to Reduce Road Accidents
Manila – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) in the Cordillera region is intensifying its measures to prevent road crashes.
According to Philippines News Agency, DOTr-Cordillera director, the department is strictly implementing traffic laws, mo…
Targeting 8,215 Adolescents for HPV Vaccination
Urdaneta City – The city government of Urdaneta, Pangasinan, has set a goal to vaccinate 8,215 female adolescents and teenage mothers against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) as part of its effort to combat cervical cancer. In a phone interview on Thursday,…
Dugong Rescued by Local Residents and Specialists
Puerto Princesa – In Puerto Princesa, Barangay Bancao-Bancao residents, along with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and specialists from the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE), successfully rescued a mature dugong t…