CDO signs PPP agreement to solve water supply woes

The city government has entered into a public-private partnership (PPP) for its water supply problems.

In a press briefing on Friday, Sheila May Lumbatan, the city mayor’s chief of staff, said both the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) and i…

3 LTO workers nabbed for license plate theft

Three workers in the plate-making plant of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) have been arrested for organized theft of license plates, with another suspect still at large.

In a press conference at the LTO headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, LT…

Antipolo Cathedral now an ‘International Shrine’

The Antipolo Cathedral, otherwise known as the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage National Shrine, has been elevated by the Vatican to the status of Marian “International Shrine.”

The symbolic coronation and rite of solemn declaration was presided by…

Japan confers Order of the Rising Sun on Filipino entrepreneur

The Japanese government has recognized Filipino entrepreneur Egmidio Cesar Jose for a pivotal role he played in organizing and strengthening the ties between the business communities of the Philippines and Japan.

Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, on be…

Constitutional crisis slowly happening – Zubiri

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday that a constitutional crisis he warned about is slowly happening.

“We have warned about a possible constitutional crisis and tried to avoid it. But unfortunately, it seems that this is slowly happening…

Initial 16K seniors in Antique to get P1K monthly social pension

An initial 16,237 indigent senior citizens from six municipalities in Antique are qualified to receive the increased pension of PHP1,000 each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Antique Social Welfare and Development (SWAD)…

Cebuanos participate in ‘Hubo’ to conclude Fiesta Señor 2024

CEBU CITY: The Augustinian friars in the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño on Friday officially ended the Fiesta Señor 2024 through the traditional ‘Hubo’, a ritual of undressing the image of the Holy Child before returning it to the house altar where it …