Gov’t keeping tabs on El Niño impact, renews call to conserve water

MANILA: The Task Force El Niño on Monday echoed calls to conserve water and energy consumption amid the peak impact of the El Niño phenomenon.

“Ang hinihiling po ay huwag po iyong walang pakundangan, iyong limitless iyong paggamit po ng electricity a…

DENR reiterates measures to preserve ‘threatened’ Leyte peatland

TACLOBAN CITY: Concerned with the expansion of farming activities, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has outlined measures to preserve the 3,088-hectare Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, the largest water catchment in Leyte Island.

Garin to ex-Speaker: Solutions instead of call for PBBM resignation

MANILA: House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Garin on Monday asked former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to offer solutions, instead of asking for the resignation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., amid the continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea…

BARMM deploys anti-measles ‘bakunadors’ for 1.3M kids

COTABATO CITY: The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) fielded Monday thousands of medical field workers and barangay health frontliners to immunize about 1.3 million children.

This came after an outb…

New Antique- Iloilo road to boost tourism industry

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Opening a new road connecting Antique and Iloilo provinces will boost the tourism industry, especially in Barangay Aningalan in San Remigio.

The new road connects from Iloilo City, passing through municipalities of Oton, Tigba…

Security exec: Gov’t to exhaust all diplomatic solutions in WPS row

MANILA: The Philippine government will exhaust all diplomatic means to prevent conflict due to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) row, an official of the National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.

“The proportionate, deliberate and reasonable respons…

Tabuk mayor back in office after dismissal of graft case

BAGUIO CITY: Tabuk City Mayor Darwin Estrañero is thankful that the Office of the Ombudsman recognized the merit of his decision to purchase medical supplies despite the elevated prices at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ombudsman, in an 11-…