MANILA – Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) encouraged the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to exercise their right to vote in the May 9 national and local elections and choose the national and local candidates who have plans and platforms that ... Read full article
ANKARA – Oil prices rose on Monday over ongoing fears that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will squeeze output to stabilize the market while data shows demand rising in Asia, Europe, and the United States.... Read full article
MANILA – More than four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) arrived in two tranches at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday night.... Read full article
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) is closely monitoring the 127 hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) cases recorded to date, mostly among young residents in the province.... Read full article
MANILA – Hospitals nationwide admitted only a few patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) over the holiday season, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure granting mandatory continuing benefits to public, private, and barangay health workers during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The province of Tawi-Tawi, effective November 1, will no longer require all fully vaccinated inbound passengers to present a negative reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result.... Read full article
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Friday an increase in palay and corn production in 2021 despite strict border control and difficulties in logistics resulting from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday reported that the eight-kilometer North Luzon Expressway-South Luzon Expressway (NLEX-SLEX) Connector Road Project is 45 percent complete.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 62 schools in Eastern Visayas have been holding limited face-to-face classes as of this week, the Department of Education regional office here reported on Tuesday.... Read full article