Cotabato City mayor files COC for reelection vs. 2 others

COTABATO CITY – Mayor Mohammad Bruce Matabalao filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) here Saturday to seek a second term.

Matabalao was accompanied by his running mate, former Barangay Poblacion 2 chair Johair Madag, and their complete slate for …

Growling Tigresses prevail over Lady Tams in UAAP basketball

MANILA – The University of Santo Tomas (UST) relied on Kent Pastrana and Brigette Santos in the fourth quarter to prevail over Far Eastern University (FEU), 66-57, in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Basketball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia …

Segambut Clinic’s New Cabin Will Bring Comfort To Patients

KUALA LUMPUR, The upgrading of an existing roofed garage into a new cabin at the Segambut Health Clinic will allow more patients to be tended to in a comfortable environment.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said the one-storey cabin costing RM150,000 will f…

DA welcomes easing inflation with ‘guarded optimism’

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has welcomed with ‘guarded optimism’ the deceleration of inflation in September to a four-year low, mainly driven by a slower rise in food prices.

The country’s headline inflation eased to 1.9 percent in S…

Guico, Espino to face anew in Pangasinan gubernatorial race

DAGUPAN CITY – Incumbent Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III and former governor Amado Espino III will again face each other in next year’s gubernatorial race in the province.

Espino, who filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Saturday, will ru…

88 Foreign Halal Certification Bodies Receive JAKIM Accreditation

SHAH ALAM, Continuous efforts by the government to promote Malaysia’s Halal certification globally have resulted in 88 foreign halal certification bodies being recognised by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM).

Minister in the Pri…

Marcos seeks promotion of PH as ‘premier paddling destination’

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation 699, declaring the fourth week of October of every year as ‘Moving Forward Paddling Week Philippines’ to promote the Philippines as a ‘premier paddling destination.’

Under Proclamati…