House joint panel okays bills expanding benefits of seniors, PWDs

MANILA: A joint panel of the House of Representatives approved on Tuesday three bills seeking to expand the benefits of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs).

During a hearing, the House committees on senior citizens, disability affairs,…

Cebu guv eyes PPP for Metro Cebu Expressway completion

CEBU: The move to finish the Metro Cebu Expressway through the public-private partnership (PPP) will help address the delay in its completion due to budgetary challenges, an official said on Tuesday.

Kenneth Cobonpue, co-chair of the Regional Develop…

BuCor chief’s car shot in QC; driver, companion unhurt

MANILA: Death threats in recent months culminated in a gun attack on the vehicle of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. at the Skyway in Quezon City on Tuesday morning.

The bulletproof pickup truck with plate no. …

Antique gov’t extends P52.9-M in education aid to poor students

Antique: A total of 8,821 indigent college and post-graduate students in Antique have benefitted from the PHP52.9 million in education assistance extended by the provincial government.

Antique Provincial Youth Development Office (PYDO) head Irish Man…

VP Sara visits wake of slain soldiers in Maguindanao Sur ambush

Maguindanao del Norte: Vice President Sara Duterte visited this camp Monday afternoon to pay respects to the four soldiers slain in an ambush by suspected Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorists in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan town the day before.

Duterte spoke to t…

El Niño rushes shutdown of hydroelectric plants in Nueva Ecija

Nueva Ecija: The impacts of the El Niño phenomenon could now be seen in the power sector as the suspension of hydroelectric power plants in Nueva Ecija could come in earlier than expected.

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has forecast tha…

Army reports 2 NPA units dismantled in Eastern Visayas in Q1

TACLOBAN: A series of military operations and the implementation of the whole-of-nation approach caused the dismantling of two units of the New People’s Army (NPA) formed to advance their recovery attempts, the Philippine Army said on Tuesday.

Capt. …