GSIS still PH’s largest non-life insurer

MANILA: The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced on Wednesday it remains to be the largest non-life insurer in the country with a current net worth of PHP50.15 billion.

This, after the state pension fund recorded PHP9.8 billion in gro…

Leyte transport coops cite gains of modernization program

TACLOBAN: Transport cooperatives in Leyte said Wednesday the modernization program provided stable jobs to drivers and comfort to commuters.

In a press briefing, Maria Judith Juare, manager of the United Albuera-Ormoc Transport Cooperative that opera…

15-MW solar plant in north Cebu to boost power generation capacity

CEBU: A 15-megawatt solar power plant to be put up in the northern tip of Cebu province will boost the government’s power supply generation capacity, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Wednesday.

The power plant that will be operated under a joint ventur…

BOC-Davao seizes P24-M smuggled cigarettes in S. Kudarat, SoCot

MANILA: Customs authorities apprehended several individuals who yielded smuggled cigarettes worth PHP24 million in a series of operations in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato.

In a statement Wednesday, Maita Acevedo, officer-in-charg…

Maasin City outlines steps to prevent swine fever

TACLOBAN: The city government of Maasin will implement several measures to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF) in their locality following reports of confirmed cases in some Southern Leyte towns.

Mayor Nacional Mercado said he ha…

House motivated to work harder to improve Filipinos’ lives

MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said the high trust and performance ratings he received in a recent survey only serves as further motivation for the House of Representatives to work harder to raise the standards of living in the country …

37 Caraga LGUs, 4 provinces pass good financial housekeeping in 2023

BUTUAN: Thirty-seven local government units (LGUs) consisting of four cities and 33 municipalities and four provinces passed the 2023 Good Financial Housekeeping, as reported by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The four pro…