LTFRB Ilocos disburses P253.5M for service contracting program

MALASIQUI: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has disbursed around PHP253.47 million for its service contracting program since 2022, which benefited around 1,722 drivers and 7.6 million commuters from the Ilocos Region to…

DA revives Ilocos ‘white gold,’ seeks hike in PH garlic production

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it is seeking to increase garlic production to 20 percent of the country’s overall demand next year with the help of the revival of the ‘white gold” in the Ilocos Region.

‘Itong bawang ibabal…

PH athletes going to Paris Olympics assured of cash incentives

MANILA: Filipino athletes who qualified for the Paris Olympics will receive cash incentives from senators.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair Richard Bachmann made the announcement on Tuesday during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Foru…

NPA squad leader, 2 pals surrender in Sultan Kudarat

Maguindanao del Norte: Three communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including a squad leader, voluntarily surrendered to the government on Tuesday morning, a military official said.

Lt. Col. Christopherson Capuyan, commander of the Philippine Army…

P1.4-B Coast Guard training facility to rise in Albay province

LEGAZPI: A PHP1.4-billion training facility that will be known as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Academy will rise in Albay province, Coast Guard District Bicol Commander Philipps Soria said on Tuesday.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Kapih…

Marcos names opposition senator’s wife as special envoy to UAE

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed Ma. Anna Kathryna Pimentel, wife of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III, as Special Envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Trade and Investment.

Marcos administered Mrs. Pimente…

DSWD chief: Enough resources for Kanlaon-affected families

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday assured the agency has sufficient family food packs (FFPs) in regions affected by the volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island.

Gatchalian said P…