PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Jeju Air, touted as South Korea’s first and largest low-cost airline, will open its direct flights from Incheon to Puerto Princesa starting March 2024. Demetrio Alvior Jr., chief of the City Tourism Department (CTD), told reporters on Tuesday the new route is partly the result of collaboration between the city government and the South Korean Embassy in Manila. . Alvior disclosed that…
TARLAC CITY — About 3,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province of Tarlac are set to receive Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (CoCroM) on Monday, September 30. A total of 4,663 certificates will be distributed to the ARBs who till over 4,132 hectares of agricultural land. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional…
PREVENTIVE MEASURE. The Philippine Coast Guard installs an oil spill boom at the floodgates of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in Barangay Tanza Uno, Navotas City on Wednesday (July 31, 2024). The oil spill from M/T Terra Nova has not yet reached the shores of Metro Manila since its sinking off Limay town, Bataan province…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VIII office has recently launched DOST’s Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Eastern Visayas at the People’s Center & Library, Tacloban City for actual observance on July 25-27, 2024. The DOST Region VIII celebration this year is bannered by the theme “Bluer and Smarter Eastern Visayas.” The theme underscores the critical role of science, technology, and innovation (STI)…
MANILA – Carlos Edriel Yulo was the smallest competitor but he stood tallest to deliver just the second gold for the Philippines in its 100-year participation in the Olympics. The 24-year-old Yulo delivered what the country expected of him after a near-flawless routine in his pet event, floor exercise, at the Bercy Arena of the Paris…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION— The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST Region 1) proudly marked another milestone as Regional Director Teresita A. Tabaog actively participated in the 3rd Quarter Regional Development Council-Region 1 (RDC-1) Meeting held on September 10, 2025, at the Francisco I. Ortega Convention Center, Sevilla, City of San…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is seeing a stronger collaboration between the governments of the Philippines and Qatar following the two-day state visit of Qatari Amir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in the country. “With the Philippines and Qatar sharing 43 years of deep friendship and cooperation, I am certain that our discussions today…
LUMAGUI. PNA FILE PHOTOMore and more taxpayers now avail of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) e-services resulting in the hike of its e-payment collections which had breached the PHP2 trillion mark previously recorded. Data released by the BIR during the recent 2025 National Tax Campaign Kick-off at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay…
A group of farmers in Oriental Mindoro is celebrating a significant increase in their harvests and income with the help of hybrid rice cultivation. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that farmers in Oriental Mindoro were able to double their harvest and income during the wet season this year. “Dahil sa pagtatanim ng hybrid rice,…
BDO Unibank and its community banking arm BDO Network Bank continue to empower the provinces of Leyte, Samar, and Biliran by providing relevant financial solutions to address their residents’ and businesses’ unique banking needs. In this ever-changing economic landscape, accessibility to innovative and relevant financial products and services is pivotal in empowering individuals and businesses…
