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Addressing gaps in fire protection and advancing local development plans were among the key priorities taken up by the Provincial Development Council (PDC), which approved funding adjustments, a municipal land-use plan, and measures to provide fire trucks to unequipped fire stations during its meeting presided over by Lanao del Norte Governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo. The […]
Local universities and colleges (LUCs) must move beyond expanding academic programs and campuses to become stronger drivers of economic opportunity and community development, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education Chair Jude Acidre stressed. Speaking at the 2026 National Conference of the Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU) at Century Park Hotel in Manila, […]
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno called on Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials to sustain the agency’s historic revenue momentum and intensify efforts in enforcement, accountability and operational efficiency as he convened key officials during the recently concluded Collectors’ Conference hosted by the Port of Davao. The conference highlighted the Bureau’s record-breaking revenue performance, with collections reaching […]
Jared Bahay and Kieffer Alas took over in the clutch, propelling Ateneo de Manila University to a 69-65 victory over first-round victim National University in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Bahay, who had missed his last eight shots, came alive with back-to-back triples to turn […]
Far Eastern University learned its lesson from the first round, holding off Adamson University, 73-66, to snap its three-game losing streak in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. The Tamaraws opened the season with a 56-53 defeat to the Soaring Falcons after squandering a nine-point lead, […]
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson and CEO Atty. Francis Saturnino Juan called for clear rules and stronger regulatory cooperation to build confidence in cross-border electricity trade. Speaking at the 4th ASEAN Energy Regulatory Forum in Singapore, Juan stressed the need for clear rules on network access, charges, and responsibilities during supply interruptions to protect consumers, […]
Less than a month before President Marcos Jr. will gavel its opening, preparations for the ASEAN Summit are “time on target,” agencies reported to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto in a command conference. “With 20 heads of state in attendance, this is a meeting with a million moving parts, from convoys to conferences, from agenda to […]
Senate President Win Gatchalian reiterated his commitment to secure funding for the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program to sustain gains in student literacy. “Ito naman ang ating commitment sa DepEd dahil kung maganda ‘yung programa, kailangang mapondohan para ma-sustain iyong gains,” Gatchalian said during the Senate Committee on Finance’s briefing on the proposed […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is urging more government agencies to do their part in easing compliance requirements for small entrepreneurs and helping them grow their businesses following the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) suspension of the mandatory online display of its Registration Seal Badge. “A business does not have to be big to […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged government agencies to preposition relief supplies and implement early interventions to protect vulnerable communities from the anticipated impacts of a strong El Niño, stressing the need to act before conditions worsen. Pangilinan said the government must prioritize low-income families, farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers, and other vulnerable sectors who are likely to […]