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Baguio tourist arrivals drop 18% during Undas 2026
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tourist arrivals in the Summer Capital...
Baguio City bags three National Awards for Social Welfare Programs
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city government has won...
Baguio,UCPB Savings Bank offer Kasama Mo Salary Loan Program for qualified employees
By Ariel Biala BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The City...
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Albay ready to assist families displaced by Mayon unrest
By Sally A. Altea LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines —...
₱618 million public-funds push to modernized provincial hospital
By Rachel Magday NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines — More than...
La Union Agkaysa for Transparent and Accountable Governance
The Provincial Government of La Union, together with its component...
Baguio City
Baguio tourist arrivals drop 18% during Undas 2026
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tourist arrivals in the Summer Capital during this year’s ‘Undas’ observance saw a moderate decline compared to previous years, with rising fuel prices and the prevailing economic situation likely discouraging visitors from traveling to the Summer Capital. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said, the city government conducted surveys...
Baguio City bags three National Awards for Social Welfare Programs
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city government has won three national Gawad Serbisyong Mahusay awards for its outstanding implementation of social welfare and development programs for older persons, persons with disabilities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). City Social Welfare and Development Officer Liza Bulayungan said the recognitions are under...
CAR
Itogon seals sisterhood agreement with San Nicolas, Pangasinan
ITOGON, Benguet, Philippines – The Municipal Government of Itogon welcomed San Nicolas, Pangasinan Vice Mayor Maricon Vindy A. Operaña and fellow municipal officials during a courtesy visit to Mayor Bernard S. Waclin, Vice Mayor Dante Alain Xavier D. Godio, and members of the Sangguniang Bayan on November 4 at the...
Region 1
La Union Agkaysa for Transparent and Accountable Governance
The Provincial Government of La Union, together with its component city and municipal Local Government Units (LGUs), achieved 100% compliance with the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Full Disclosure Policy (FDP) for CY 2025-2026. The achievement highlights the importance of collaboration among local government units in strengthening...
Region 2
₱618 million public-funds push to modernized provincial hospital
By Rachel Magday NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines — More than ₱618 million in funding and proposed allocations has been listed for upgrades at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH), as the provincial government seeks to modernize its buildings, equipment and services. The latest additions, approved under the province’s 2026 supplemental...
Region 3
Gawad Pilipino Awards, PCCRr, confer Ebdane as Top Performing, Most Trusted Governor
By Ruben A Veloria IBA, Zambales, Philippines — Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. was conferred as one of the “Top Performing, Most Trusted Provincial Governor in the Philippines” at the 2026 Media People’s Choice Awards The recognition was conferred by the Gawad Pilipino Awards, in partnership with EUROTV...
Region 4 (a-b)
PBBM: Government-private sector collaboration ushering green investments for jobs, commercial opportunities
By Christopher Hedreyda BIÑAN CITY, Laguna, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of the Sazgar Philippines Manufacturing and Assembly Plant in Biñan City, Laguna, on Thursday, October 29, describing it as a source of additional local employment opportunities and a hallmark of partnership and collaboration...
REGION 5
Albay ready to assist families displaced by Mayon unrest
By Sally A. Altea LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — The Albay provincial government is prepared to assist residents affected by the unrest of Mayon Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 3, Governor Noel Rosal said Tuesday. Rosal said the assistance will include food, medical supplies, and water. “As far...
NCR
Cebu Pacific Earns Highest Corporate Governance Rating Among PH Carriers
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) has earned Four Golden Arrows from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), securing the highest rating among local airlines in this year’s Golden Arrow Awards. The recognition marks an improvement for CEB, which received Three Golden Arrows in each of the past three years. It reflects...
VIS-MIN
PRO 9 seizes P8 millions of illicit cigarettes in Zamboanga del Sur
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Police Regional Office (PRO) 9, intensified its campaign against smuggling through two intelligence-driven operations in Zamboanga del Sur on November 4, 2026, resulting in the confiscation of 140 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at ₱8,022,000.00 and arrest of one individual. under the leadership of...
Sports
Nueva Vizcaya fast-tracks P90M sports complex for 2027 CAVRAA meet
By Rachel Magday NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines —The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya has moved into the procurement stage for a major upgrade of its provincial sports complex, with at least P60 million already available for the first two phases of work ahead of the province’s hosting of the 2027...
LIFESTYLE
Aboitiz Renewables’ GeoShield wins Bentley Systems 2026 Year in Infrastructure Award for geospatial and reality modeling
Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), won the Geospatial and Reality Modeling category at Bentley Systems’ 2026 Year in Infrastructure Awards for GeoShield, its A.I.-driven system that identifies landslide risks to help keep critical infrastructure operating safely. Over 300 projects from organizations in 53...
Business
More mid-sized businesses join retail competition thanks to lowered 100 kW threshold
Makati, Philippines – AdventEnergy, the retail electricity supply arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), onboarded new mid-sized Filipino businesses to the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) program after the threshold was lowered to 100 kilowatts of average monthly peak demand. “It took more than a decade to...
Environment
AboitizPower hosts Power 101 at the CBK Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex
Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) brought members of Philippine print and broadcast media to the 789-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan Hydroelectric Power Plant (CBK HEPP) Complex in Laguna for its energy literacy platform Power 101. The site visit marks the latest edition of the initiative, which has previously held sessions in Manila, Davao,...
