LGUs key in poverty alleviation efforts – NAPC

MANILA: The National Anti-Poverty Commission on Wednesday highlighted the crucial role of local government units (LGUs) in the poverty alleviation efforts of the national government.

In a statement, NAPC said this was emphasized during the orientatio…

Drug sting seizes P12.2-M shabu, nets 2 suspects

CEBU CITY: Intelligence operatives arrested two drug suspects and seized PHP12.2 million worth of suspected shabu during a sting operation in Barangay Bulacao in this city Tuesday night.

Joevanie Dela Cerna, 46, a high-value individual whose illegal …

More senators condemn China’s ‘bullying’ vs. PH in WPS

MANILA: More senators on Wednesday expressed their ‘disgust’ over the recent aggression by the Chinese Coast Guard to Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva described the latest incident, as well a…

Vaccination for Negrense kids urged to prevent pertussis

BACOLOD CITY: The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental on Wednesday urged parents to have their children vaccinated against pertussis or whooping cough to prevent infection of the highly contagious respiratory disease.

In Negros Occide…

Satellite-based technologies to propel internet connectivity -senator

MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said the use and development of satellite-based technologies should be encouraged and promoted to help propel internet connectivity in the country.

Gatchalian made this remark as the country is set to c…

RTWPB-7 eyes wage adjustment for Cebu domestic workers

CEBU CITY: The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board is now in the process of reviewing the prevailing wage for local domestic workers or ‘kasambahay’ in Cebu province.

In a press statement, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Centra…

NTF-ELCAC warns public vs. Sison-founded group

MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday cautioned the public against the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), an organization formed in 2001 by the founder of the Communist Party of t…