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TOP-SEEDED National University sent University of Santo Tomas down to a playoff match for a twice-to-beat edge in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Final Four after a 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 15-9 gutsy five-set win to close its elimination round campaign on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Lady Bulldogs finished the eliminations […]
The City of Bacolod, through its City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), held the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) Consultation 2025 at the L’Fisher Hotel, Bacolod City. “This activity is one way of understanding the situation and the problem faced by the transport sector. We have tried making headways for us to really move forward […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has initiated two new road projects to improve mobility and provide better economic opportunities in remote communities of Masbate Province. Citing a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region V Director Virgilio Eduarte identified one of the completed projects as the Package 1 of Asid-Tigbao-Bara-Malbug Road, […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and local police have successfully seized approximately P3.6 million worth of illegally imported counterfeit chainsaws. The buy-bust operation focused on Eseki Industrial Enterprises Corporation, which was found in violation of Republic Act No. 9175, also known as the Chainsaw Act of 2002. Section 7 (1) of the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. instructed the National Food Authority (NFA) to begin repositioning rice stocks to the Visayas in preparation for the launch of the P20-per-kilo rice program. “It will take several weeks to transfer tens even hundreds of thousands of 50-kilo bags of rice from NFA warehouses, particularly from Mindoro, to various […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s push to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is now a reality. This after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12180 or the PHIVOLCS Modernization Act, which is based on Senate Bill No. 2825 which Cayetano sponsored and defended in the Senate. The law strengthens PHIVOLCS […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called for a Senate investigation into the legality and implementation of internet voting for Overseas Filipino voters in the 2025 national and local elections, raising concerns about system glitches, security risks, and questions of legal authority. In Senate Resolution No. 1344, Pimentel urged the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms […]
In line with Senator Bong Go’s continuing advocacy to improve public healthcare services nationwide especially in grassroots communities, his Malasakit Team joined the turnover ceremony of a newly constructed Super Health Center in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte. In his message, Go emphasized the importance of bringing essential health services closer to the people, especially in […]
Congress has allocated up to P17 billion this year to fund vital school and community-based feeding programs aimed at combating child hunger and boosting school attendance, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced on Sunday. Of the total funding, Rillo said P11.8 billion is set aside for the […]
Quezon City 5th District Councilor and actor Alfred Vargas has formally endorsed the candidacy of his fellow “Batang Kyusi,” former Senator and senatorial aspirant Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. Vargas expressed his backing for Pangilinan during their one-on-one interview, where the former Senator recalled his journey from student leader to Quezon City Councilor and eventually Senator. “Senator […]