No manufacturer of basic goods has sought another round of price increases despite the renewed conflict in the Middle East, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said she has yet to meet anew with manufacturers of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) after the resumption of fighting between

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin the rollout of its cash assistance under the expanded Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food and Transport (Uplift) program this week. “Yesterday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the Uplift assistance. This is the pivot or the next stage of our financial assistance for our fellow

“No to fake news.” So went Leni Robredo’s response on Saturday refuting a post which claimed that the Naga City mayor has been missing in her office and has been traveling to Manila in secret. The former Vice President reposted on her Facebook page the post by a certain “Niko Perez” which also called Robredo

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Saturday said it has set a cap on taxi booking fees imposed by online or app-based platforms in response to public feedback. In a statement, the LTFRB said booking or platform fees that are paid by passengers when booking taxis will have a price cap of

Eight decades after seven pioneer sisters transformed a war-damaged novitiate into a place of learning and hope, St. Paul University Quezon City (SPUQC) marked its 80th foundation anniversary on July 7. Managed by the Philippine province of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) Congregation, and a member school of the St. Paul University

LEGAZPI CITY, Quezon— The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has distributed 36,140 Bayanihan SIM cards to kindergarten to grade 6 learners across the Bicol region as part of the government’s efforts to expand internet access and support digital learning. Cyryl Montales, DICT-Bicol information officer, said the SIM cards, each preloaded with 25 gigabytes

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— Motorists should brace for more traffic disruptions after a fresh landslide struck the remaining alternative route linking Bukidnon to the Davao Region in Damulog, Bukidnon Saturday morning. Holy Robos of the Damulog Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said they discovered a 100-meter crack along the highway linking Bukidnon and the Davao

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol – Many residents of Maribojoc, Bohol continue to face daily hardships as the closure of Bato Bridge forces them to cross the Abatan River by boat, with high tides further delaying emergency repair works on the damaged bridge approach. The bridge, located in Barangay Cabawan, has been closed since July 14 and

KORONADAL CITY — More than three tons of undocumented meat products were seized by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in Region 12 in Koronadal City on Thursday. Grace Rosete, supervising meat control officer of NMIS-Region 12, said the seizure stemmed from a regular monitoring and surveillance operation after the agency received information about the

COTABATO CITY – In a show of defiance against an existing gun ban in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), two suspects lobbed a grenade at a military convoy at the welcome rotunda of Barangay Poblacion in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur Saturday morning. As shown on a video shared by the Police