Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) president Virgilio Julius Manzano Jr. and Pagudpud Mayor Rafael Ralph Benemerito lead a site inspection of the proposed site of MMSU-Pagudpud campus on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). The area covers a 54-hectare government lot. (Photo courtesy of MMSU) LAOAG CITY – Officials of state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) and the local…
Festivalgoers begin grilling bangus (milkfish) during the Bangusan Street Party “Kalutan ed Dalan” on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) along De Venecia Road. The Dagupan city government suspended work in government offices from 12 noon to 5 p.m., except for those providing emergency services, to allow participation in the annual celebration. (Photo courtesy of Liwayway Yparraguirre) MALASIQUI,…
Automated counting machines (ACMs) are being delivered to the local government unit of Caluya on April 27, 2025. Comelec acting Assistant Regional Director and concurrent Antique Provincial Election Supervisor Wil Arceño said in an interview Wednesday (April 30) that there is an ongoing delivery of ACMs to 17 municipalities of Antique. (Photo courtesy of Comelec…
Guia Reponte of the Bugasong Agricultural Cooperative of Bugasong town in Antique, tends to their display at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) trade fair, which opened at the Antique Old Capitol on Wednesday (April 30, 2025). Reponte said they are optimistic about selling the products of their members. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)…
Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. of Dinagat Islands and representatives from the Philippine National Oil Company sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) to develop renewable energy sources like solar and wind. The initiative will primarily power hospitals and government buildings. (Photo courtesy of the Dinagat Islands Governor’s Office) BUTUAN CITY – The provincial…
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) has reported a significant 70 percent decrease in the number of index crimes in the region. PRO-13 director Brigadier General Christopher Abrahano said Wednesday the substantial reduction is based on a comparison of data covering April 21 to 27 and April 14 to 20….
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R, Rear) holds a press briefing alongside U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L, Rear) at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 29, 2025. The White House has criticized retail giant Amazon’s decision to display tariff costs alongside the price of its products. Responding to…
ISLAMABAD – The director general of the Pakistani military’s media wing, yesterday, accused India of being directly involved in orchestrating acts of terrorism within Pakistan, presenting “irrefutable evidence” of “state-sponsored terrorism.” Speaking at a press briefing in Rawalpindi, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Ahmed Sharif, said that, the Pakistani security forces…
YANGON – As of yesterday, the death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has risen to 3,798, state-owned daily, The Global New Light of Myanmar reported, today. In addition, the March 28 devastating quake has left 5,106 people injured, with 106 others still missing, the report added.– NNN-MNA
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, warned yesterday that, the two-State solution to the Palestinian question “is near a point of no return.” In remarks to the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Guterres said, the region is undergoing fundamental shifts, marked by violence…