DUMAGUETE CITY: About 45 street dancers and spectators in the Pakol Festival in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental passed out at the height of the competition due to extreme heat, an official said Thursday.

Guian Jeif Anqui, a nurse and in charge of Oper…

LEGAZPI CITY: The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 5 (Bicol) said economic plans and targets for the region are achievable and seen to result in growth rate.

“The plan aims to revitalize the industry to generate more quality jobs to…

MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said there are at least 4,164.92 megawatts of new power supply that will come online this year to address the growing electricity demand in the country.

In a virtual press brie…

BUTUAN CITY: Authorities arrested two suspects and seized PHP2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a series of operations conducted in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Norte provinces, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) said …

BANGKOK, The Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has sent an urgent letter to the Cabinet to review the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme, suggesting it should target only a select group of 15 million financially vulnerable people. .

The governmen…