A monument honoring late Ilongga senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is being proposed in the La Paz district of Iloilo City. During Wednesday’s regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council), Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia sponsored a “people-initiated resolution” urging Mayor Raisa Treñas to recognize Santiago by erecting a statue in her honor. The resolution highlighted Santiago,…
The municipality of Tuba, Benguet has begun verifying residents’ identities through the National ID Authentication System (NIDAS) to improve the delivery of health and social welfare services, the Philippine Statistics Authority–Cordillera Administrative Region (PSA-CAR) announced Wednesday. PSA-CAR Director Villafe Alibuyog said the initiative aims to digitize records and transactions, ensuring better security, faster retrieval of…
Lawyer Pangalian Balindong, speaker of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), died around 1 a.m. Thursday at a hospital in Makati City due to illness. He was 85. Balindong served as parliament speaker of BARMM since 2019, making him the second-highest official in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua expressed…
More than 100 establishments in Baguio City’s central business district have been issued sanitary orders after failing to fully comply with the sanitation code, the City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported Thursday. The inspections were conducted by CHSO’s Environmental Health and Sanitation Division together with the Public Order and Safety Division (POSD), following the September…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Masbate Provincial Office on Thursday said it is closely monitoring business compliance with the price freeze imposed across the province following Severe Tropical Storm Opong (Bualoi). “When a state of calamity is declared in a particular area, prices of basic necessities (BN) are automatically frozen at their prevailing…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga Region (DSWD-13) distributed around 2,793 family food packs (FFPs) to beneficiaries of its risk resiliency program in Basilisa and Libjo, Dinagat Islands, on Wednesday. The food packs were provided under the Food-for-Work (FFW) program, compensating participants of the Project LAWA at BINHI initiative for their contributions…
Marking its 70th anniversary, the Filinvest Group chose to celebrate not just with partners and milestones, but with a meaningful act of giving. At its partners’ event on September 17, the company pledged 70 meals for every guest in attendance to the Loaves X Fish Foundation. The gesture amounted to 10,000 meals dedicated to families…
Cebu City — The BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN) in Cebu has lodged a sweeping complaint before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)–Region 7 against 30 outsourcing companies accused of endangering workers and violating labor standards during the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu on September 30. According to BIEN, more than a hundred workers…
The national team is loading up for the road to the 2027 FIBA World Cup, and the latest moves show a clear intent: more depth, more versatility, and more competition for spots. This week, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) confirmed that guard RJ Abarrientos and naturalized center Ange Kouame will be joining the expanded…
The upcoming TWICE concert at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan will go on with eight members as Jeongyeon takes time off to prioritize her health, JYP Entertainment confirmed Thursday. The agency explained that the decision was reached after careful consideration, stressing that Jeongyeon’s recovery remains the top priority. “We sincerely apologize to ONCEs who were…