DOT chief backs calls for return of pulpit panels to Boljoon Church

MANILA: Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco is supporting the call for the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) to return the Boljoon pulpit panels to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Cebu.

In…

DAR lines up activities in honor of women farmers, employees

MANILA: In honor of women farmers and its women employees, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has lined up various activities in celebration of Women’s Month.

DAR’s Gender and Development National Steering Committee will pay tribute to women fa…

MBHTE-BARMM starts P11.9-M covered courts, water sanitation projects

COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro region’s education ministry has begun building school facilities worth PHP11.9 million for schools’ divisions in Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Sur, and Maguindanao del Norte on Monday.

Minister Mohagher Iqbal of the Min…

PSEi gains ahead of inflation report, peso ends sideways

MANILA: The local bourse improved on Monday, a day before the government will report the February 2024 inflation rate, while the peso ended the day sideways against the US dollar.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed Monday up …

PNP secures EMBO park amid tense Makati-Taguig feud

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it will deploy a sufficient number of police officers to the park which has been the subject of escalating tensions between the cities of Makati and Taguig.

In a press briefing in Camp Crame…

DFA: No provocative PH actions in Bajo de Masinloc

MANILA: Philippine activities in Bajo de Masinloc are not escalating tension in the South China Sea and do not violate international laws, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.

Bajo de Masinloc is a high tide feature and a traditional …

MIAA chief admits sanitary lapse at NAIA

MANILA: The acting general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday admitted to the sanitary lapses hounding the country’s main gateway, saying there is no one else to blame but himself.

Eric Jose Ines’ remarks came as s…