Resumption of Davao-Manado flight eyed

DAVAO: The resumption plan for Davao-Manado air connectivity is being mulled as various stakeholders joined an exploratory business mission to North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday.

In a statement Friday, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), …

PBBM orders swift reset of NGCP rates after Western Visayas blackout

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Friday to hasten the completion of the rate reset review for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), following the massive blacko…

15K police to secure around 2M Black Nazarene devotees on Jan. 9

MANILA: A 15,000-strong police force will secure the Traslacion on Jan. 9, with some of them already deployed as early as December, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.

Citing estimates from the 2020 Traslacion, PNP spokesperson Col. Jea…

DMW shuts down consultancy firm promising jobs in Germany

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday padlocked another consultancy firm in Manila offering jobs in Germany.

DMW Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac, led the closure of the Gisgerman Document Facilitation Services (GI…

Tacloban bans plastic, styrofoam

TACLOBAN: The city government here has started banning the use of plastic and styrofoam for packaging in business establishments.

The local government said on Friday that City Ordinance No. 2023-15-06, signed by Mayor Alfred Romualdez on April 27, 20…

ULAP: Focus on sustainable water management to curb El Niño impact

MANILA: Union of Local Authority of the Philippines (ULAP) national president Dakila Cua on Friday said the country should improve its water management policies to effectively address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayo…

CSC calls for nominations in 2024 Search for Outstanding Gov’t Workers

MANILA: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers through its Regional Offices, with the deadline for online submission set for March 31, 2024.

As part of the governme…