Prime Minister makes field trips to key projects in Hai Duong

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 10 inspected several key projects in Hai Duong as part of his visit to the Red River Delta province. The projects include one on upgrading National Highway 37’s section that runs through the Con Son-Kiep Bac …

Rebels eyed behind killing of gov’t worker in Negros town

DUMAGUETE CITY: A government worker was shot dead Tuesday night at a rebel-infested mountain sub-village in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.

The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office said the killers were members of the New People’s Army.

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Ilocos Norte Capitol goes solar

LAOAG CITY: Leading the way to a green and sustainable province, the Ilocos Norte capitol building rooftop is being installed with solar panels to cut on electricity cost in the long run.

With a funding of around PHP45 million from the National Elect…

OPAPRU to expand gains, pursue more peace efforts in 2024

MANILA: The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) on Monday vowed to expand this year all peace gains it has achieved in 2023.

OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez made this statement during the agency’s New Year’…

PBBM to closely monitor cleanup drive in villages

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he would closely monitor the cleanup drive in all villages in the country in an effort to keep the environment clean.

Marcos issued the statement, as he sought to sustain the positive momentum…

Victorias City to create food security, nutrition master plan

BACOLOD CITY: The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental will craft a food and security master plan this year based on the results of an impact assessment of its existing agriculture programs in partnership with a private agri-business organization.

Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Davao Occidental

MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Davao Occidental and nearby areas Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tectonic quake’s epicenter was traced offshore Davao Occidental at 183 kilometers …