Ilocos Norte extends payment deadline of taxes, other government fees

LAOAG CITY: The provincial government of Ilocos Norte is extending the deadline for payment of business renewal fees, taxes and other government fees until Feb. 29.

Provincial Board member Franklin Dante Respicio confirmed this in an interview on Mon…

BI bars entry of 2 convicted American pedophiles

MANILA: Immigration officers barred two Americans previously convicted of committing sex crimes against minors from entering two international airports of the country.

The Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) report Monday, citing the border control and inte…

Vietnam’s largest spices exporter receives investment from EU

Hanoi: Phuc Sinh JSC has announced that the company successfully sold shares to an investment fund from Europe with an undisclosed amount.

Phan Minh Thong, General Director of the Phuc Sinh JSC, said the fund would not participate in operating the bu…

DOH distributes 11 new ambulances to 3 Bicol provinces

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol (DOH-CHD5) distributed new ambulance units to several rural health units and hospitals in three provinces of the region over the weekend.

In an interview on Monday, Roengen…

Pangasinan govt-run dairy farm earns P2-M in ’23

MALASIQUI: The provincial government-run Laoac Dairy Farm in Barangay Maraboc, Laoac town posted more than PHP2 million income from raw and pasteurized milk products in 2023.

Farm manager Nicanor Rovillos, in a phone interview on Monday, said the inc…

Transport groups air support for modernization program before SC

MANILA: Leaders of transport groups filed a petition on Monday urging the Supreme Court not to stop the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

The petitioners are members of Pasang Masda Nationwide, Inc. (Pasda Ma…

NSC exec: Gov’t ‘in better position’ on exploratory talks with Reds

MANILA: The Philippine government is now in a better position to make demands once the peace talks with the remaining communist rebels and their allies formally start, a ranking official of the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday.

In a radio …