PAGADIAN CITY—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has dismissed four enlisted personnel assigned to its Zamboanga City station following the findings of its investigation into the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Basilan province early on Jan. 26. Another personnel was demoted by one rank, while two officers were suspended for one year. READ: Sunken

BAGUIO CITY—Funds allocated by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) for Baguio’s redevelopment have been secured despite congressional plans to abolish the travel tax, which is the agency’s primary source of revenue, Tieza Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid said at a news conference here on Thursday. Four hundred million pesos has been reserved