Crop losses reach P80M as drought hits Negros Oriental

DUMAGUETE: As the El Niño phenomenon worsens in Negros Oriental, damage to rice, corn, and other high-value crops has reached more than PHP80.4 million, the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) sai…

PH security exec to Reds: Consider gov’t amnesty grant

MANILA: National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Tuesday renewed his call for remnants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to avail of the amnesty program offered by the government….

Death toll in Cotabato road mishap climbs to 17

BUTUAN: Fifteen of the 17 persons who perished in a road mishap in the Cotabato town of Antipas have been identified, the local police said Tuesday.

Monday’s tragedy burned alive most of the passengers of the van following a head-on collision with a …

P117-M cocaine, shabu destroyed in Eastern Samar

TACLOBAN: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Eastern Visayas on Tuesday destroyed through burning PHP117 million worth of cocaine and shabu, some of which were recovered recently in the coastal waters of Eastern Samar province.

PDEA ass…

Stocks recover, peso moves sideways on Tuesday

MANILA: Local stocks bounced back on Tuesday as investors looked for bargains.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 45.07 points, closing at 6,898.17, while All Shares rose 20.34 points to 3,598.55.

“This Tuesday, the local market rose …

More first responders to be deployed to Cavite expressways

CALAMBA CITY: The management of Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South) announced it will be augmenting its roadside personnel in anticipation of increased vehicle traffic this Holy Week.

In a message to reporters on Tuesday, MPT South president and…

Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil is new NHCP chairperson

MANILA: The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Tuesday announced the election of its new chairperson, Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil.

She took her oath before National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chair Victorino Mapa Manalo, wh…