Antique provincial gov’t releases over P2.9-M aid to ‘Egay’ victims

BUENAVISTA: A total of 292 families in Antique availed a total of PHP2.92 million in cash aid for the reconstruction of their houses under the Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) of the National Housing Authority (NHA).

The second batch of 92…

Quang Ninh diversifying tourism products and markets

Quang Ninh: A wealthy Indian couple’s decision to choose Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, for their three-day wedding has reflected the efforts taken by the locality to diversify its tourism pro…

Teodoro assures PBBM: Task Force, LGUs mobilizing for El Niño efforts

National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is assuring President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that Task Force El Niño and local disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMCs) are actively working to mitigate the impact of the weather phenom…

BTA opens Press Club at Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) opened a national press club at the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island on Feb. 9.

Attending the event were BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Bulgarian Ambassador to Argentina Stoyan Mihaylov, the leader o…

Hefty oil price hike set Feb. 20

Big-time oil price hikes will greet consumers on Tuesday morning as companies will increase pump prices by more than PHP1 per liter.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil and Shell said they will hike gasoline pri…

Himamaylan City develops housing project for gov’t employees

The City of Himamaylan in Negros Occidental has proposed a collaboration with National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC) to finance the ongoing development of housing units for government employees in Barangay 3 Poblacion.

Mayor Rogelio Raymund To…

Increased degassing observed in Taal Volcano

MANILA: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said 14,211 tons of sulfur dioxide (S02) emission was observed from the Taal Volcano Main Crater on Monday.

This is the second highest S02 flux recorded this year, and Taal Vol…