Rehab starts for P75-M Agusan Norte sports facility

BUTUAN: The local government unit (LGU) of Buenavista in Agusan del Norte said it has started the rehabilitation of its PHP75-million JP Satorre Gymnasium and Sports Facility.

In a statement Friday, the Buenavista LGU said the rehabilitation works of…

Global economic growth estimated to slow to 2.4% in 2024 – UN report

WASHINGTON: Global economic growth is projected to decline from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024, according to a UN report released Thursday.

The World Economic Situation and Prospects report said growth is forecast to improve …

TESDA reports over 1.2M tech-voc grads, 872K certified workers

MANILA: There were over 1.2 million graduates of technical vocational education and training (tech-voc) courses and 872,016 received certification as skilled workers in 2023, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) reported on…

PRO5 thanks PBBM for naming 5 PNP Bicol camps after Bicolano heroes

LEGAZPI: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) on Friday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for naming five Philippine National Police (PNP) camps and real properties in the region after heroic Bicolano police officers.

In an interview, P…

IM Quizon still on top of Nat’l Chess Championships

MANILA: International Master Daniel Quizon fortified his hold of the top spot with a victory over National Master Jerish John Velarde in the ninth round of the Philippine National Chess Championships at the Marikina Community Convention Center.

Quizo…

DSWD reintegration program helps trafficking victims regain normalcy

MANILA: Trafficking victims will continue to receive government support services through the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The RRPTP is designed to ensure…

Romualdez proposes for MIC to consider investing in NGCP

MANILA: Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday said the newly-convened Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) should consider investing in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) after a massive power outage hit Western Visaya…