Weeklong service caravan to benefit women, mothers in Dinagat

BUTUAN CITY: In celebration of Women’s Month, a weeklong Mobile Convergence Caravan kicked off in Dinagat Islands to provide free services to women and mothers.

In a statement on Wednesday, the provincial government said the caravan will provide free…

Negros Occidental awards study grants to 100 DepEd school heads

BACOLOD: The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing scholarships to some 100 public school heads in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in this city.

Karen Dinsay, head of the N…

NBI tasked to probe resurgence of ‘mail-order bride’ scheme

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the resurgence of the mail-order bride schemes where Filipino women marry expatriates for a fee or the prospect of migrating.

In a m…

Partly cloudy skies, isolated rains over PH due to easterliesCongratulations extended to Muslim community in HCM City on Ramadan month

MANILA: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected across the country due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms, the weather bureau said Wednesday.

Flash floods or landslides may occur in vulnerable…

Ex-DTI chief Jose ‘Joecon’ Concepcion passes away at 92

MANILA: Jose ‘Joecon’ Concepcion Jr., founder of election watchdog National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) and former Secretary of Trade and Industry, passed away on Wednesday.

Concepcion, a former Chairman of the Board of RFM Corporation, was…

DPWH: Year-long rehab works of Caraga’s Daang Maharlika to start soon

MANILA: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will soon start a year-long rehabilitation and road works worth PHP4.4 billion along the Surigao-Agusan and Agusan-Davao Sections of Daang Maharlika in Caraga region.

In a statement, DPWH-Car…

Over 13K ARBs benefit in DAR Ilocos Norte SPLIT project

LAOAG: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Ilocos Norte said 2,371 Collective Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CCLOAs), covering over 13,000 hectares, have already been parcelized into 13,749 individual land titles.

Of the total land tit…