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Calamba City leads the way to a more effective and efficient justice system in the CALABARZON Region
Following the JSCC Joint Resolution 01-2021 recently signed by the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC), Calamba City launched…
Davao tribal student wins Thai-hosted Asean youth speech tilt
DAVAO CITY – A tribal engineering student here romped away with top honors at the overseas category of…
Asia’s biggest cruise ship debuts in Subic
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Despite an overcast sky, the Subic Bay Freeport welcomed the arrival here on Friday…
Boracay Airport continues to operate after typhoon, accommodates Kalibo flights
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) infrastructure unit SMC Infrastructure said its Boracay (Godofredo P. Ramos) Airport in Caticlan, continues…
Reaping the rewards of sustainable potato farming
It was potato harvest day for the Miarayon Highland Farmers Association and the Bukidnon skies were looking bleak.…
Puerto Princesa generates P28 billion in investment pledges at Manila forum
PUERTO Princesa is projected to receive some 1.8 million tourist arrivals in 2020, from a targeted 1.5 million…
Subic Bay cruise tourism program yields P261 million in last 20 months
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The steady influx of tourists aboard cruise ships docking in the Subic Bay Freeport has generated…
Mining firm exec: Miners can act as first responders during natural disasters
There is more to miners than digging gold and other precious metals buried beneath the Earth’s surface—they are…
DPWH begins build of road in Cagayan
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday it has started the construction of the…
Coca-Cola celebrates Kadayawan Festival with Davaoeños
The local government of Davao City, led by Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, opened the second day of…
EU to invest P120 million in renewable-energy projects in southern Philippines
THE European Union has allotted €2.2 million, roughly P120 million, to finance the Renewable Energy for Livelihood and Youth (RELY)…
Wage hike remains uncertain for Eastern Visayas workers
The regional wage board said the possible minimum-wage hike in Eastern Visayas this year is still uncertain. Citing…
D.T.I. to hold 2nd National Halal Congress in Clark
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold the 2nd Philippine National Halal Conference…
Panabo city oks P22.3-million flood control, other projects
DAVAO CITY—The city of Panabo, home to one of the earliest banana plantations in the country, has approved six…
DENR to plant 3,500 Benguet pine trees on President’s summer palace
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Thursday the planting of 3,500 Benguet pine trees…
Untapped P6-B Epira fund must go to rural devt, and quickly–Gatchalian
CITING the P6-billion unused income from the implementation of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) due to…
DENR exec seeks funding for El Nido rehab, study of carrying capacity
THE top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Mimaropa region is seeking…
Mayor praises New Clark City as township project launched
CAPAS, Tarlac—The groundbreaking of the Filinvest Innovation and Logistics Park (FILP) here on Wednesday prompted Mayor Reynaldo L.…
SBMA sparks interest of Taiwanese investors
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is reaching out to more prospective investors from Taiwan following…
Zamboanga City electric co-op’s new investors begin fixing rotational brownouts
The new investors of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative Inc. (Zamcelco) has laid down action plans to provide…
ComVal gets P1.2 billion in investments at confab
The province of Compostela Valley netted P1.2 billion worth of investments, surpassing its P500-million target, in the De…
Lawmakers want Bulacan city as human resource capital
As several relocation projects of the national government are located in San Jose del Monte (SJDM), Bulacan, the…
Subic Freeport gets ‘hotter’ as summer vacation destination
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Freeport has become a hotter summer vacation spot with the arrival of more…
NGCP energizes P3.3-billion reinforced grid in Bataan
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has energized its P3.3-billion improved substation and transmission line in…
VACC expels group’s Pampanga coordinator
CLARK FREEPORT–Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) President Arsenio G. Evangelista announced here on Tuesday the expulsion of…
DOH, Davao City open two more Botika ng Bayan outlets
DAVAO CITY—The city government and the Department of Health (DOH) opened two new pharmacies here to allow more…
DPWH begins construction of 2 flood-control projects in Cavite
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started two flood-control projects—costing roughly P8.87 billion—in the province…
ComVal orders construction of kitchens in remote schools
DAVAO CITY—The Compostela Valley provincial government has ordered the construction of mini-kitchens in public schools located in geographically…
Group demands release of ‘Tañon Strait’ protectors
THE militant Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) in Negros on Sunday appealed for immediate and…
Victorias City receives assets through grant aid for Japanese NGO projects
SECOND Secretary Shintaro Ichiki attended on April 10 the ceremony for the turnover of emergency vehicles and equipment…
PCSO to build centers in Tagum, Davao cities
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced the construction of two Mapagkalinga centers in Tagum City and Davao…
DAR renews agreement with food processing firm
THE integrated agribusiness and food company of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. said it renewed an agreement with the…
Bohol hotels play catch-up to airport opening
MORE hotel rooms are being built in Bohol as they play catch-up to an anticipated influx of foreign…
Barmm officially starts reign, elects first Parliament officers
DAVAO CITY—The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) has officially started as the new autonomous governing body…
Police defends slay of 14 who local execs accused of supporting NPAs
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has defended the operations that were carried out by its men in Negros…
El Niño damage in Quezon hits P205.7 million —PAO report
LUCENA CITY—The El Niño phenomenon has wrought an estimated damage worth of P205.7 million affecting over 6,000 hectares…
IBON dares Armed Forces: Act on accusations vs NGOs
Think tank IBON Foundation challenged Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to prove their allegations before a court…
SM Malls in Bulacan #Connect2Earth for environmental protection
Bulakeños are urged to do their part for the environment as SM Bulacan Malls in Marilao, San Jose…
SM City Clark hosts 10th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition
All roads led to Angeles City, Pampanga, for the opening ceremonies of the 10th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition (PIPC)…
Addicts in Sarangani who went into rehab among recipients of P4-million livelihood aid
DAVAO CITY—Drug addicts who graduated from the government-funded rehabilitation program would be among the recipients of a new…
Zamboanga Sibugay town coconut farmers receive P1.2-million assistance package
Coconut farmers in the town of Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay, are getting the much-needed boost from the Department of…
DOT pushes new tour program in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Eastern Visayas is pushing for a new tour program in Eastern…
Diokno to Duterte: Thank you for remembering my father
TACLOBAN, Leyte—Human-rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Jose Manuel “Chel” Icasiano Diokno thanked President Duterte for remembering his father,…
Alsons to operate second power plant in Sarangani
DAVAO CITY—The Alcantara and Sons (Alsons) is set to run its second power plant in Sarangani following its…
DPWH to open road easing traffic flow to Northern Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar has announced the opening to the motoring public this…
Davao City forecasts tourist arrivals this year to hit 2.8 million
DAVAO CITY—Upbeat that upcoming events would increase interest in the city, local officials revised target tourist arrivals for…
Negros Occidental to obtain DOF loan for employee housing
BACOLOD CITY—The Negros Occidental provincial government is seeking a loan from the Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO) of…
General Santos City exceeds target for renewal of business permits by 1,500
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The city government processed some 9,104 business permits during the annual renewal and registration of new…
End of era: Yes vote paves way for birth of BARMM
COTABATO CITY—Resident analysts watching the Bangsamoro plebiscite up close said the current trending on yes votes is a…
SC consolidates 3 petitions vs martial law in Mindanao
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the consolidation of the three petitions assailing the constitutionality of the third…
DOLE chief eyes mediation option in brewing Clark airport labor row
Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Tuesday said he is mulling over the issuance of an Assumption…
Cordillera regional council backs medical marijuana legalization
BAGUIO CITY—Cordillera’s top governing body, the Regional Development Council (RDC), is throwing its support behind the legalization of…
DOT-sponsored food fest highlights NegOcc’s ‘great culinary scene’
BACOLOD CITY—Negros Occidental’s reputation when it comes to good food is being highlighted during the three-day “Kaon Na…
First tourism e-Kiosk launched in Legazpi City
LEGAZPI CITY—The city government here has put up an electronic information machine for use of foreign and local…
Japan to fund four community projects in Cotabato areas
DAVAO CITY—Japan provided grants last week amounting to $286,680 (approximately P15.3 million) to four community projects, including a…
Decentralize document evaluations away from Manila—logistics sector
DAVAO CITY—The country’s logistics sector could be speedier and more efficient, according to local freight forwarders and exporters.…
Philippine Airlines rolls out Clark-Antique route
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) Inc. flew out on Sunday from Clark International Airport (CIA) to San Jose de Buenavista,…
Power projects in regions to get P1.26-B EU funding
THE European Union (EU) on Thursday contributed €21 million (about P1.26 billion) in grants that will bankroll clean…
Pampanga lantern to represent PHL at Jerusalem Festival of Lights
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Pampanga lantern or “Parul Sampernandu” made history as the official Philippine representative to the…
SSS to build processing center on donated Camarines Norte lot
SOCIAL Security System (SSS) President and CEO Emmanuel F. Dooc said they plan to build the SSS provincial…
DOT partners with Ayala Group for nationwide food, travel fest
By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with the…
Dagupan forges ahead with biggest income among all cities in Region 1
DAGUPAN CITY—Humbled by its recent glory as the nation’s most child-friendly city under the component city category, Dagupan…
Boracay business group may retract opposition to cruise ship operators
BORACAY Island, Aklan—The Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI) is reviewing its earlier position on cruise ships making a beeline…
Computing giant Wistron to revive Subic operations
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Taiwanese computing giant Wistron Infocomm Corp. will be reopening its manufacturing plant here, setting up to…
Port of Tacloban breaches target revenue collections
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) said the Port of Tacloban has already breached its target revenue collection for…
Co-op’s abaca exports reach China, with local World Bank partner’s help
DAVAO CITY—A former small abaca producer in Sarangani province went out of its hibernation and broke through the…
Architects express excitement over hybrid trimaran project
NEW Washington, Aklan—Naval architects in the Philippines are reportedly excited over the ongoing construction of the hybrid trimaran…
EU evaluating contracts for solar lamps installation in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY—A European Union program on renewable energy is evaluating proposed contracts for the installation of solar lamps…
DOF bares list of top 10 demands of private sector
DAVAO CITY—More assistance to agriculture to improve farmers’ income and access to education by poor Filipinos are among…
Borongan, Samar folk await return of Balangiga bells
AS Catholics enter the Season of Advent this Sunday, which is the period of waiting for the birth…
Manila Water inks deal with Rizal provincial govt
Water Co. Inc. announced recently it has inked an agreement with the Rizal provincial government for coverage of…
Peza rejects Transco proposal for Baguio City Economic Zone
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has rejected the proposal of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) to operate,…
Bohol-Panglao International Airport: With a little help from Japan, PHL opens its first eco-airport
Central Visayas may soon outshine the rest of the country’s tourist destinations with the opening to commercial operations…
Bohol’s goal by 2020: Have 2.2.-million tourists fly in
The provincial government of Bohol expects the number of tourists visiting Central Visayas to reach up to 2.2…
BE Grand Resort in Bohol announced as Southeast Asia’s hidden gem
Two prestigious, international accolades for 2018 has been announced and Panglao Island is right on the map! BE…
Tagum City stakes claim to country’s tallest Christmas tree
DAVAO CITY —The country’s tallest Christmas tree may be standing at the Tagum City hall, some 53 kilometers…
Labor department forms unit vs child trafficking, labor in Mindanao
A newly launched task force of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would address the “alarming” increase of illegal recruitment of minors in Mindanao.
Davao inks sisterhood ties with SM founder’s birthplace
President Duterte’s daughter, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio, signed a twinning agreement between Davao City and Jinjiang City on November 13 at the Fliport Hotel in Jinjiang, where retail tycoon Henry Sy traces his roots.
PPP a boost to Bataan’s ‘blue economy’–official
THE provincial government of Bataan will continue to pursue public-private partnership (PPP) projects to ensure sustainable development of its so-called blue economy.
NEA orders Davao electric cooperative to stop bill collection
THE National Electrification Administration has ordered the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative-Cooperative Development Authority to cease from collecting bill payments.
Cebu Pacific’s Clark-Davao flights bridge gap between north, south
The distance between north and south has been bridged anew: It is now just a 90-minute flight, via Cebu Pacific’s Clark-Davao-Clark flights.
Talisay site of regatta for locally built sailboats
TALISAY, Batangas, became the site over the weekend of a championship regatta for some locally developed sailboats called…
Therma Power Visayas sets aside P892 million for Cebu plant
THERMA Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., is setting aside P892 million for the…
Aboitiz’s Sibulan hydro plant project gets high credit rating
DAVAO CITY—The corporate notes issued by Aboitiz’s Power Corp.’s subsidiary in Davao del Sur obtained a high PRS…
Four regional airports to allow evening flights before year ends
DAVAO CITY—A Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report on the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program…
E-gate facility in Cebu, Davao airports launched
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday launched its electronic gate facility (e-gate) scheme for Filipino air travelers…
Davao judge awardee: Papa is proud of his daughter
DAVAO CITY—A retired judge here said she could not help but become tear-eyed upon receiving news that the…
National Solid Waste Commission hastens approval of LGUs’ 10-yr garbage plans
THE National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is stepping up the review and approval of 10-year solid-waste management…
Davao City issues QR-coded IDs to night market venders
DAVAO CITY—The city government here would begin issuing new identification cards, which has security and safety features, to…
Boracay Halloween celebration simple
BORACAY Island—Halloween traditions in this resort island on October 31 had been made simple as the national government…
After Boracay, DILG tightens monitoring of beach tourism
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered a nationwide inventory of local laws relative…
Dureza urges Mindanao scribes to address larger ‘peace table’
DAVAO CITY—Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus G. Dureza challenged writers from many places in Mindanao “to…
Govt eyes efficient operations of Luzon provincial bus lines
FRANCHISES of public-utility buses (PUBs) from the municipalities in Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna are set to be amended…
Cimatu asks LGUs to enforce garbage law during ‘Undas’
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy A. Cimatu reminded local government units (LGUs) to enforce the law on proper solid-waste management…
Authorities promote assistance to ex-NPAs
LUCENA CITY—Authorities announced here on Friday that some 3,009 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received various forms…
Government to continue Boracay rehab as cash aid to workers depleted
GOVERNMENT economists are looking beyond the October 26 reopening of Boracay as the fund to help workers displaced…
NBI arrests 6 in illegal Bulacan dump
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday announced the arrest of six individuals who were behind the…
Execs assure workers in ARMM agencies of retention in new Bangsamoro govt
DAVAO CITY—Government personnel working in at least three agencies of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao were assured…
Kanegosyo Congress to sustain Davao’s ‘sari-sari’ stores—NCCC
DAVAO CITY—The pioneering business-mentoring program for sari-sari stores in the Davao region has continued to sustain many of…
Tribal leader fears loss of jobs if mining stops in Surigao del Sur
A tribal leader in Carrascal town, Surigao del Sur, on Sunday appealed to the government to consider the…