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Two of the country’s well-loved dishes "La Paz Batchoy and Pancit Molo" from Iloilo. The Department of Tourism is supporting the bid of the Iloilo City government to be designated as Creative City of Gastronomy by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Noting that pork prices remain high despite lower tariff on imports, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan wants tariffs restored to its original 20- to 30-percent...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources awaits for President Rodrigo Duterte to pass the Environmental Protection and Enforcement Bureau Bill for this will fully capacitate the DENR enforcers so the department can better build up cases even against high-profile parties engaged in environmental violations.

Aside from the construction plans, the city will continue to support the blended mode of learning implemented since last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Senator Hontiveros proposed Senate Resolution No. 775 to investigate the implementation of the recent administrative order from the Philippine Ports Authority. According to the Hontiveros, it could eliminate and threaten the small stakeholders in the shipping industry including thousands of port workers and cargo handlers in the country..

BARMM Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal openhandedly distributed a check worth PHP30,000 to one of the scholars of the region’s Access to Higher and Modern Education-Scholarship Program. A total of 1,298 scholars of the program are set to receive the second tranche of their allowances in the coming days for the academic year 2020-2021.

President Rodrigo Duterte led on Thursday the inauguration ceremony of the four lanes toll-free expressway project connecting the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. CLLEX is among the key infrastructure projects that was implemented by DPWH Unified Project Management Office.

Members of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao filed a bill pushing for the protection of Indigenous Peoples. The proposed bill reflects the IPs' struggle for self-determination and the pursuit of a peaceful and inclusive Bangsamoro.

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco underscores the need to balance the public need for a free and democratic elections with the need to keep everyone safe and healthy during the health crisis.

In a statement Wednesday, the DA-13 described the measure as an effective way of curbing rat infestation in the rice areas and at the same time providing an opportunity for the residents to earn extra income amidst the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.