Aside from beautifully-crafted floats in the Dinagyang Grand Parade of Lights, the event features champion tribes including Anilao, Iloilo’s Banaag Festival.

Megaworld Iloilo Business Park celebrates Dinagyang Festival with exciting events

ILOILO City – For the third year in a row, Megaworld’s Iloilo Business Park township was once again illuminated with the vibrancy of Iloilo’s world-renowned Dinagyang...

Ilonggo artist, musician share views on Dinagyang 2020

DINAGYANG 2020 featured some of Iloilo’s best artists and musicians. Among these were local painters and their works, many of which were displayed at the second...
Department of Energy (DOE) officials said facilities of oil and power firms in Batangas are safe even the Alert Level 5 will be raised at Taal Volcano. In photo are: (from left) Oil Industry Management Bureau director Rino Abad, DOE undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella, and Electric Power Industry Management Bureau director Mario Marasigan, in a press briefing at DOE headquarters in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City on Jan. 24, 2020. KRIS CRISMUNDO/PNA

Oil depots, power plants safe from Taal eruption

MANILA – If worse comes to worst, damage to oil refineries, depots, and import terminals as well as power plants is not seen even if an...
Domestic economy remains among the strongest in the region and even with the major economies around the world, says economist Michael Ricafort. YAHOO

GDP in 2019 still decent, resilient – economist

MANILA – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III said had Congress approved last year’s budget on time, domestic growth would have improved to as much as 6.8...
Since the start of 2020, the PSEi hovers between 7,600 to 7,800 points. Further, buying volume was relatively light throughout the first two weeks of the year, despite a strong peso and a few positive economic news. ABS-CBN NEWS

PSEi ends flat amid Wuhan virus alarms

PHILIPPINE shares traded flat on Friday as concerns over the Wuhan coronavirus tempered trading activity in the local market. The main PSEi gained 7.06 points or 0.09 percent...
Department of Interior and Local Government secretary Ramon Lopez says price controls are not usually encouraged because it may distort the market. ADB

Price control on meds may force pharmas to exit – DTI

TRADE secretary Ramon Lopez has warned that the imposition of retail price caps on certain medicines may lead pharmaceutical companies to pull vital drugs out of...
The Capitol building and park of Negros Occidental in Bacolod City. The economy of Negros Occidental remains “viable” as its average inflation rate settled at 3.7 percent in 2019 from seven percent in the previous year, says provincial statistical officer Luis Gonzales.PNA BACOLOD

NegOcc economy still ‘viable’ – PSA

BACOLOD City – The economy of Negros Occidental remains “viable” as its average inflation rate settled at 3.7 percent in 2019 from seven percent in the previous...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government reminds barangay officials to maintain cleared roads in compliance with Memorandum Circulars 2019-121 and 2017-167. AUTOINDUSTRY.COM

DILG urges local officials to ‘maintain’ cleared roads

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of the Interior and Local Government is reminding barangay officials to maintain cleared roads in compliance with Memorandum Circulars 2019-121...

Golden Bay Land Holdings disrupts as a boutique developer that can deliver

BOUTIQUE developer Golden Bay Land Holdings is making waves in the real estate industry today. The company recently announced that its maiden project, the 11-storey Aspire...

SSS opens calamity assistance package

ILOILO City – Members and pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) who were affected by typhoon Ursula from the towns of Concepcion and Carles in...