LGUs
Vizcaya plan identifies agri issues
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Agricultural land degradation and unstable agricultural production are the two main threats to maintaining the increase of per...
Makati Caracol fest set Sunday
The city government of Makati, through its Museum and Cultural Affairs Office, will stage the 31st Caracol Festival on Sunday...
Kalinga tribal clashes nixed
TABUK CITY, Kalinga—A veteran tribal conflict mediator dispelled fears of an impending tribal war among several tribes in the province...
QC hosts Euro urban planning students
THE Quezon City government hosted on Wednesday 17 senior architecture and urban planning students from various universities in Europe and...
Quezon City backs bill penalizing greedy hospitals
THE Quezon City council is supporting additional penalties for hospitals demanding deposits from patients before treatment. The 36-member council passed...
Quirino seeks best homes, villages
Cabarroguis, Quirino—The Quirino Tourism Council will be conducting a provincewide search for best homes and barangays in a bid to...
Manila small biz get funds
In support of President Duterte’s call to end the “5-6” lending scheme, Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada has released P607,000...
Missing P5m gets groups riled up
CALAPAN CITY—An environmental group here has threatened to boycott the scheduled visit on Feb. 27 of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez...
Herbert new chair of peace council
Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista on Tuesday was formally sworn in as chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council for...
Ilagan trainees get Tesda certificates
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela—The Manpower Skills Training Program jointly spearheaded by Tesda-Isabela School of Arts and Trade and the city government...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.