Solons want power firms penalized over Western Visayas blackout

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) must penalize Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and the Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) over constant power disruptions in Western Visayas.

In a stat…

Second Dien Hong award ceremony honours 79 works

Hanoi: The second Dien Hong award ceremony, dedicated to honouring works on the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils, took place in Hanoi on January 5, as part of activities marking the 78th anniversary of the first NA general election (Januar…

More areas to get rain showers Friday

MANILA: More areas are forecast to experience rains due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan,” the easterlies, and the shear line, the weather bureau said Friday.

The Bicol Region, and Northern and Eastern Samar will have scattered rain showers and th…

NorMin 1st tranch of wage increase takes effect Jan. 11

CAGAYAN: Northern Mindanao’s labor sector will implement a PHP33 increase in the daily minimum wage beginning Jan. 11.

The increase will be given in tranches — an initial increase of PHP23 effective Jan. 11 and an additional PHP10 on July 1.

“The D…

TESDA reports over 1.2M tech-voc grads, 872K certified workers

MANILA: There were over 1.2 million graduates of technical vocational education and training (tech-voc) courses and 872,016 received certification as skilled workers in 2023, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) reported on…

‘Kasadyahan’ gives Ilonggos quick view of festival performances

ILOILO: Nine festivals joining the ‘Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan’ gave spectators a teaser of their performances during Friday afternoon’s opening salvo.

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., in his message before the start of the performance, said the …

Gov’t agencies ordered to observe ‘Community Development Week, Day’Cambodian media highlights fine Vietnam-Cambodia neighbourliness

MANILA: Malacañang has directed government agencies to observe ‘Community Development Week’ and ‘Community Development Day’ to uphold and instill the ‘bayanihan’ (teamwork) spirit and the value of community cooperation.

Under Memorandum Circular (MC)…