Casualties in raging Chile forest fires now at 88 at least

BOGOTA, Colombia – At least 99 people have been killed and 1,600 have been left homeless by…

On Love and Lent

By Gladys Serafica DARAGA, Albay – In case you haven’t checked your February 2024 calendar yet,…

LandBank’s agri dev’t loans post double-digit growth in ’23

State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said its loans to agriculture and rural development recorded double-digit growth…

BPI pioneers consumer loans for ‘green solutions’

MANILA – The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is pioneering the country’s consumer loan for “green”…

IPOPHL to provide patent services to Brunei’s IP office

MANILA – The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) will be providing patent services to Brunei…

Coast Guard uses solar power for northern Negros lighthouse station

BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has harnessed and now uses solar power to…

OCD: No direct damage so far from Mayon’s phreatic eruption

LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) on Monday said no direct damage…

50 NorMin women entrepreneurs undergo ‘digital transformation’ training

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fifty women-entrepreneurs in the Northern Mindanao region were chosen to undergo a “digital…

Bicol police reports 4.30% decline in crimes for January

LEGAZPI CITY – The campaign of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) to step up police presence…

GenSan hits 100% in jeepney consolidation rush

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Monday lauded the 100 percent jeepney consolidation in General Santos City, the first…