The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is taking proactive steps to protect its pensioners from the dangers of extreme heat following PAGASA’s warning of unprecedented temperatures reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius in 24 areas across the country. Old-Age and
The Cadiz City Pavilion experienced a significant downturn in sales during the weeklong Panaad Sa Negros Festival 2024 held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The festival, which ran from April 15 to 21, witnessed
The local stock market continued to rebound on Wednesday, closing near the 6,600 level, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 65.95 points, closing at 6,572.75, while the broader All Shares also rose 16.56 points
Newly rebranded planters group “The Sugar Association Inc.”, formerly the Vicmico Planters Association, secured acceptance as one of the accredited partner associations of Hawaiian-Philippine Company (HPCo) sugar mill. “We are honored to be formally recognized as one of the partner
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
Oil companies are set to adjust petroleum prices today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they would increase gasoline prices by P0.55 per liter and slash prices of diesel by P0.95 per liter.
The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under alert status for the third consecutive day on Thursday, due to thin power supply. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) put the Luzon grid under red alert status from 3
About 575 Senior High School students of E. B. Magalona National High School attended a Career Guidance and Employment Coaching at their school on April 17. Mayor Marvin Malacon, Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and Executive Assistant Matthew Louis Malacon also
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, achieved a record-breaking net income of P30.3-billion, up 20 percent year-on-year, despite higher inflation, which pushed overall costs and expenses up during the period. Attributable net profit
Philippine shares sustained its shedding on Monday, with the index falling below the 6,600 level, even as the peso depreciated by 0.28 amid the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed 1.46 percent lower,
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the participation of the City of Bacolod in observing the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in May, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor
DROUGHT. As the El Niño phenomenon brings drought to most parts of the province, the lush green vegetation around the Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City is drying up* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros
