Cebuanos support Archdiocese’s split
CEBU: The Catholic faithful in Cebu expressed their support for the church’s plan to split Cebu into three dioceses.
At a press conference, Archbishop Jose Palma announced that the laity issued a statement expressing their support for the plan of the…
BuCor allows CIW inmates to spend V-Day with kin at Bilibid
MANILA: Corrections officials on Wednesday allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) to celebrate Valentine’s Day with their jailed loved ones at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
In a s…
PSEi gains ahead of policy meeting, peso depreciates
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rallied for two straight days ahead of the Monetary Board’s policy meeting, while the peso weakened against the US dollar.
The local index increased on Wednesday by 26.61 points, closing at 6,854.53,…
DICT probes possible hacking of DepEd office
MANILA: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is investigating an alleged hacking of a Department of Education (DepEd) regional office, with a threat actor claiming to have accumulated ‘over 750 GB of data’ containing sens…
Learning aid improves reading skills of Northern Samar kids
TACLOBAN: A locally initiated program has contributed to the reduction in the number of non-readers in Northern Samar province, the local government reported Wednesday.
Gaudencio Aljibe Jr., Department of Education (DepEd) Northern Samar schools divi…
PhilHealth vows to enhance benefit package, services
MANILA: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Wednesday committed to enhance their services and patients’ benefit package.
PhilHealth president and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. made the commitment during the hearing of the House hea…
Bicol health caravan targets 13K beneficiaries this year
LEGAZPI: Some 13,000 residents of the six provinces of the Bicol Region are expected to benefit from a series of medical-dental missions dubbed “Tarabangan Caravan” of Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List slated this year.
In an interview on Wednesday, Sally L…