Localized normalization program adopted to benefit ex-MILF combatants

MANILA: The Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization (ICCMN) has agreed to adopt the Localized Normalization Implementation (LNI) as part of government initiatives to expedite programs and projects that will benefit Moro Islamic Liberation Fro…

DENR: All illegal structures in Chocolate Hills must be removed

MANILA: Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said Friday all illegal structures built in the iconic Chocolate Hills in Bohol, which has been declared a protected area, must be removed.

Loyzaga said this in an interview over a radio program afte…

PBBM: Gov’t to take necessary steps to bring Teves back to PH

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the government will make sure that ousted Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. and designated terrorist Arnolfo Teves Jr. will return home to face the charges against him.

Marcos made the vow…

NFA to provide all docs, interviews needed amid probe – DA

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured Friday that the National Food Authority (NFA) shall provide all information needed for the investigation of the alleged improper sale of rice buffer stock.

The DA made the remark following a report t…

Aid continues as Ifugao declares state of calamity over El Niño

BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) has started mobilizing assistance to the rice and corn farmers of Ifugao, with the dry spell affecting the plantation areas.

Lawyer Jennilyn Dawayan, DA-CAR r…

MARINA, S. Korean group seek financing to boost local shipbuilding

MANILA: The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and Busan Marine Engineering Association (BUEA) are looking into securing financing for their ‘Integrated Ship Support System Project.’

In a statement on Friday, MARINA said the MARINA-BUEA project is …

Bagong Pilipinas fair brings aid to 80K Agusan Sur, Butuan residents

BUTUAN CITY: The government expects to serve over 80,000 residents from Butuan City villages and Agusan del Norte towns in the two-day Bagong Pilipinas Service Fair (BPSF), currently being held at the Caraga State University campus here.

House Speake…