ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Why does a man paint or sketch an artwork? Is it to grab and interpret either reality or fantasy and thus, rule over and suspend them? This is what probably happens to Bador Bandoy and the pedestrians who gather around him whenever he sketches fantastic figures and colors them at sidewalks in downtown Zamboanga City. Aside from be…

CEBU CITY, Sept. 27 (PIA)--Human mihangyo si Naga City Mayor Kristine Chiong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), nga mopatuman og striktong pagpabakwit sa mga residente nga anaa isa ka kilometro gikan sa danger zone, ang City Government sa Naga nag-abli og dugang evacuation centers.Gikan sa unang 6, nahimo na kining 11, segu…

DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 24 (PIA)--Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go Saturday launched the new Malasakit Center in Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital, as a way of helping relieve the patients and their families medical financial problems. SAP Go said the health of the population is one of the top priorities of t…

CEBU CITY, Sept. 28 (PIA)--Prices of gasoline and diesel have been continuously increasing these past few weeks, but it is not because of what most of Filipinos think.The Department of Energy (DOE), in its statement recently detailed causes to give light to motorists and oil consumers, about the stuttering oil price chain.Based on DOE's Oil Mo…

MANILA-- Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday (Manila time) underscored anew the country's commitment to the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. In his speech at the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York, Cayetano said the Duterte administration is one with the UN in being "uncompromising on the issues of rule of …

SAN ANTONIO, Nueva Ecija -- Central Luzon legislators and local officials on Friday have thrown their support to a PHP54-billion flood mitigation project which seeks to curb flooding in Pampanga and Bulacan. The meeting was presided by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, upon receiving information that the Department of Public Works and Highways…

LEGAZPI CITY -- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized PHP340,000 worth of suspected shabu from an alleged drug peddler in a hotel in Naga City, Camarines Sur, a PDEA report said Sunday. The suspected drug peddler, who was identified as Felipe Sabdao alias Don, 32, of Barangay Salugan, Camalig, Albay, was nabbed in a buy…

MANILA -- Following Mono Vampire's loss against Alvark Tokyo, Meralco needed what seemed to be an improbable task of a rout of 11 points or more against defending International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Champions Cup champion Al-Riyadi. An even more unthinkable event happened. Meralco stunned Al-Riyadi, 96-63, in the final game of the g…

MANILA -- The Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities or TRABAHO bill is allocating PHP25 billion for five years for the information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector to upscale the skills of its employees.Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo told reporters that th…

MANILA -- The nine Filipinos onboard Air Niugini Flight that crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia on Friday after missing the runway were safe and are on their way to Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Saturday.The agency is now providing assistance to the nine seafarers who were among the 47 passengers of Air Niugini …

MANILA -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Saturday expressed readiness to respond and assist Indonesia after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck Central Sulawasi, killing almost 400 on Friday.At the same time, the agency extended condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.“We grieve with…

MANILA -- Most parts of the country will experience isolated rain showers, the weather bureau reported Sunday.

Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over eastern Visayas due to the trough of a tropical storm (TS) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomica…

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