Batangas seaport, airport, railway up for joint venture project

BATANGAS CITY – Batangas’ mega infrastructure projects on airport, seaport and railway are up for possible joint venture partnership following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

Bacoor City stages ‘Drag Race’ to fight HIV/AIDS

BACOOR CITY, Cavite— Hundreds of Bacoorians gathered here for the city’s staging on Saturday night of the “Drag Race Competition” at the Bacoor Government Center Strike Gym...

PhilHealth hikes employed members’ premium

P50-M dressing plant to benefit NegOcc small poultry raisers

BACOLOD CITY— The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Negros Occidental is planning to establish a PHP50 million dressing plant to benefit mainly backyard poultry growers. Dr. Renante...

PAF in need of Huey choppers’ spare parts

MANILA— The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is allocating the sum of PHP31,024,000 for the acquisition of spare parts needed for the maintenance and repair of the power-plant...

CAAP sees 10% spike in air passenger traffic this holiday season

MANILA— The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has estimated a 10 percent increase in the number of passengers in airports nationwide during the Christmas season....

Senators condemn killing of Mindanao university president

Senators on Sunday condemned the killing of Dr. Ricardo Rotoras, president of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) on Cagayan de Oro...

Classes cancelled in parts of Laoag for ASEAN forum

LAOAG CITY—As part of an intensified security protocol, classes were canceled in parts of Laoag where delegates of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

AFP expects more NPA attacks on ‘soft targets’

MANILA— Following their tactical defeat in Nasugbu, Batangas last week, the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) bandits are expected to intensify their attacks against “soft targets”. This...

PNP to launch ‘Know Your Rights’ app

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to launch a human rights mobile application on Monday, ahead of the observance of the international Human Rights Day...