PCO: ‘Big, long-term’ projects to be pursued under ‘Bagong Pilipinas’

MANILA: The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will push for ‘big and long-term’ projects to achieve its bid for a ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ (New Philippines), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Saturday.

During the Saturday …

Lawmaker vows to help secure infra project funding for Negros Oriental

DUMAGUETE: A legislator on Saturday assured Negrenses that he will seek funding for infrastructure projects that will boost the economy here and in Negros Oriental in general.

Senator Bong Revilla told a crowd of about 1,000, composed of beneficiarie…

DOLE issues pay rules for Chinese New Year holiday

MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Saturday reminded employers and employees that the ‘no work, no pay’ policy will be implemented during the Chinese New Year holidays on Feb. 9 and 10, which have been both declared as special no…

DOLE releases P4.7-M aid to TUPAD beneficiaries in Dumaguete

DUMAGUETE: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released Saturday PHP4.7 million in financial assistance to 960 beneficiaries from this Negros Oriental provincial capital under the agency’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displac…

Australian Open men’s defending champion Novak Djokovic eliminated

ANKARA: Australian Open men’s defending champion Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1, was eliminated in the semifinals on Friday after a loss to Italy’s Jannik Sinner.

Fourth seed Sinner, 22, won over Serbian superstar and 10-time Australian Open champio…

Pope Pius XII Center in Manila declared as important cultural property

MANILA: The Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Manila was formally declared as an important cultural property (ICP) by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Saturday.

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula and NMP director general Jeremy B…

Rehabilitation, post-El Niño interventions urged

DUMAGUETE: Government agencies, utility firms, and other stakeholders have been directed to include rehabilitation and post-El Niño interventions in their respective mitigation and response plans as Negros Oriental braces for an escalation of the ongo…