House vows to continue funding PBBM’s poverty reduction programs

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Friday vowed to continue pursuing and funding the administration’s poverty reduction programs to improve the lives of millions of poor Filipinos.

Speaker Martin Romualdez made the commitment in reaction to the …

Kinaadman captures Dagitab Open tennis men’s singles title

MANILA: Fourth seed Josshua Kinaadman pulled off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset victory over doubles partner Eric Jed Olivarez to pocket the men’s singles title in the Dagitab Festival National Open Tennis Championship at the City of Naga courts in Cebu on Thu…

Direct flights from Guangdong to Cebu to boost economic cooperation

CEBU: A Cebu provincial official wants the Chinese government to establish direct flights between Guangdong Province and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

Vice Governor Hilario Davide III said Thursday he relayed his proposal to get direct fligh…

Blessed Takayama Ukon: An enduring bridge between PH, Japan

MANILA: Exactly 408 years ago, Justus Ukon Takayama set foot in the Philippines following a long and arduous journey at sea after being exiled for his Christian faith.

And to this date, his legacy continues to live on as more than a dozen devotees fr…

PDEA: Close to 28K villages drug-cleared since start of Marcos admin

MANILA: Nearly 28,000 villages across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs since the start of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday.

In its latest report on the na…

‘Dallot’ Queen: Preserving Ilokano oral traditions

LAOAG: Dallot,” a native chant delivered during special occasions by the Ilokano community in the olden times, remains alive to this day, thanks to natives who have kept the tradition.

Adelita Romualdo Bagcal, 77, has clung on to it like a lullaby si…

VP Sara: Don’t be deceived by CPP-NPA-NDF

MANILA: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte has urged Filipinos not to be deceived by the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).

Duterte made the statement Thursday evening…