CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Renewable energy advocates have been urging the Sangguniang Bayan of Mansalay to pass an ordinance declaring the town as Oriental Mindoro’s first renewable energy municipality. REnew Mindoro, together with the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), presented its study on Mindoro’s fossil fuel dependence and renewable energy potential during
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Fiber authority expands abaca survey to other areas in Southern Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) is expanding its survey and mapping of abaca farms to other areas of Southern Leyte. This comes after the agency completed its initial fieldwork covering 1,250 farmers and more than 2,657 hectares of farmland in Sogod town. PhilFIDA Eastern Visayas Regional Director Joseph Salas said in
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COA auditor: Fraud probe still an option vs VP’s confidential funds
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) may still launch a fraud investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s use of confidential funds, state auditor Xylene del Campo revealed on Wednesday. Del Campo remarked before the Senate impeachment court as it examined Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds —
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Police, military ramp up security for 35th MinBizCon in CDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Joint military and police forces have heightened security measures and deployed maximum personnel to safeguard the 35th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon), held from Tuesday until Thursday at The Atrium, Limketkai Center in this city. The premier three-day business event — hosted by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and
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4 nabbed for illegal dental practice in Iloilo, Cebu
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said four individuals were arrested in separate operations in Iloilo and Cebu for allegedly practicing dentistry without licenses. In a statement on Wednesday, the PNP–Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) detailed that it entrapped a 22-year-old woman identified by the alias “Maymay” in Jaro, Iloilo City Monday afternoon. The ACG
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China’s arms setbacks in Iran, Venezuela shed light on PH strategy
MANILA, Philippines — When Chinese military hardware failed to prevent US strikes on Venezuela and US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Beijing largely stayed silent on the equipment’s performance. While it expressed grave concern over the operations, its limited response spoke volumes. In January, air defense systems from China and Russia deployed in Venezuela proved incapable of
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Leadership funds: All 2024 senators had P500M for prio projects — Bonoan
MANILA, Philippines —Every senator in 2024 received at least P500 million for priority projects through “leadership funds,” Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday. Bonoan disclosed this while testifying as a prosecution witness against former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., who faces malversation charges
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Cebu City: 2 men posing as cops caught, freed, nabbed in police op
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested two men who allegedly posed as police officers and allegedly tried to implicate a BPO worker in a drug case in Colon Street, Cebu City. They were, however, caught in another police operation at the Cebu City pier area today — a day after the incident in Colon Street
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Calumpit declares state of calamity
CALUMPIT, Bulacan—This town, where one of the first anomalous flood-control projects was discussed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last year, was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday as flooding swept through all 29 barangays. Enriquito Santiago Jr., head of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office (MDRRMO), said in a report on Wednesday
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Zubiri denies handling infra projects for other senators in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri denied on Wednesday handling infrastructure projects for fellow senators his when he was the Senate president from 2022 to 2024. This comes after former Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan earlier alleged that all senators in 2024 had at least P500 million in allocations for
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