Cavite, Laguna motorists to benefit from MTP South road segments
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite (PIA) — Motorists from Cavite and Laguna will soon benefit from the completion of several key segments of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) and CAVITEX C5 Link,…
Filling vacant teaching, non-teaching posts to improve quality of education – DepEd
CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Calabarzon is expediting the hiring of teaching and non-teaching personnel to better improve the quality of education and reduce…
PHLPost resumes issuance of postal ID
MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has resumed the issuance of the postal functional card (Postal ID) nationwide. In a news release Thursday, the PHLPost said the Postal ID registration…
DA to lower NFA’s palay buying price for wet harvest
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to lower the buying price of palay of the National Food Authority (NFA) to help ease retail prices of rice during the…
PhilHealth backs reduction of premium rates to 3.25%
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday said it supports the reduction of the mandatory contribution paid by its members. “I think if I am not mistaken, it’s…
UN cites DSWD LAWA-BINHI as one of best practices vs climate change
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has gained another badge of honor after the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) lauded Project LAWA and BINHI…
DA stresses urgency of commercializing ASF vaccines
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday emphasized the need for the approval of the AVAC live vaccines for commercial distribution before the year ends, following the rising number…
Chiz: PhilHealth has enough fiscal space to cut premium rates
MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) can afford to slash the mandatory contribution paid by its members due to the huge…
PBBM scores 50% approval, trust ratings: Pulse Asia polls
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. scored 50 percent on the latest Pulse Asia survey on the performance and trustworthiness of the country’s top government officials, which was released Monday night.…
Marcos sees rice prices going down further
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is optimistic that rice prices would go down further, consistent with the current price trend of the staple in Southeast Asia. In a sectoral…