Vital time in history to achieve SDG targets – Ban Ki-moon

MANILA: Visiting former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reminded Filipinos that the target to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement is getting closer, set on 2030 and 2050, respec…

House keeps March deadline on passing Charter econ amendments

MANILA: The House of Representatives will stick with the pre-Holy Week recess deadline for voting on the resolution proposing amendments to the economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution.

In a press briefing on Tuesday, Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alont…

P11.5-M super health center opens in Surigao City

BUTUAN CITY: The city government of Surigao said the completion of a super health center will cater to the healthcare needs of thousands of residents in remote barangays.

‘Through this super health center, we will be able to provide quality health se…

Negros Occidental language, IT center to get capability upgrade

BACOLOD: The provincial government-owned Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) is seeking an upgrade into a higher digital learning facility with its impending transfer to a bigger campus in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay …

DOTr, Albay gov’t sign deal to develop 2 local seaports

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the provincial government of Albay signed an agreement to develop two seaports in Bacacay town.

The memorandum of agreement (MOA), signed on Tuesday by DOTr Undersecretary for Maritime Elmer Francis…

Wearable exporters seek gov’t interventions to stop job shedding

MANILA: The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (Conwep) is seeking government interventions to arrest jobs shedding in the industry.

In a virtual briefing Tuesday, Conwep executive director Maritess Jocson-Agoncillo said the indus…

PBBM to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on March 4-6

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne from March 4 to 6, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.

Marcos will attend the ASE…