MANILA – Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco as the new chief of the Department of Tourism (DOT), noting that the agency is ready for a “smooth turnover” to the new admin... Read full article
MANILA – The government’s decision to bring in the Sinovac vaccine from China as the first Covid-19 jab to be administered to priority sectors has “saved” the country when vaccine hesitancy was at its highest and supply was scarce.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Region 10 (DA-10) has initiated an estimated PHP3.4 million worth of projects for the production of mushrooms and cacao in Northern Mindanao.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health on Monday recorded 1,534 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the nation’s overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,655,709.... Read full article
BACOLOD CITY – The Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) in Negros Occidental is officially a state university after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) certified its compliance with the requirements for university status.... Read full article
MANILA – Pushing an incentivized vaccination program "is a good strategy" to encourage more people to avail of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Wednesd... Read full article
MANILA – A measure seeking to improve the quality of student teachers and teachers by further strengthening the Teacher Education Council has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, on Thursday said the government should focus more on security threats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with the steady reduction of the local communist and terrorist rebels.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday slammed the Senate resolution recommending charges against Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials over the approval of what lawmakers alleged was an anomalous sale of shares ... Read full article
MANILA – Antipolo City and Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) have stepped up the Covid-19 vaccination drive at Line 2’s Antipolo station from Mondays to Saturdays starting March 7 from the initial two-day schedule.... Read full article
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