Jobless Filipinos down by 4%, urban joblessness lowest in 15 years
Joblessness among adult Filipinos across the country dropped down by 4 points to 17.5% or about 7.9 million adults in the survey results released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in February 2020.
Samar’s Basey Bypass Road leading to Sohoton Cave and Balantak Falls opens livelihood to...
The Basey Bypass Road Project in Samar leading to the popular destinations of Sohoton National Park and Balantak Falls has residents and stakeholders anticipating its opening.
Agriculture chief lists malunggay, tomatoes, local fruits, veggies that help fight off infections like...
Fruits and veggies a day help keep infections and nCoV away - borrowing from the familiar Western saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” - thus says the Philippines' agriculture chief who recommended locally available agricultural products to boost the immune system.
Port Claveria in Cagayan opens region to international cruise tourists
Cagayan just got a major boost as the new seaport in Claveria was completed and recently inaugurated.
BGC-Ortigas Road Link offers alternate EDSA C-5 route, to reduce travel by 11 minutes
The Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link, anticipated to reduce travel time between the Taguig and Pasig business centers to just 11 minutes, is reportedly 45% completed and is on track for completion by 2021.
Imus and Bacoor expect less flooding as river basin project nears completion
Less flooding for Imus and Bacoor cities in Cavite are expected upon completion of the River Basin Project this 2020. Residents of the low-lying areas of the cities of Imus and Bacoor can then express sighs of relief as the perennial flooding they encounter may already be a thing of the past.
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway to further decongest traffic from Cebu-Mactan Island
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway is an 8.5-kilometer bridge costing 30 billion pesos that is set to connect the island of Mactan in the municipality of Cordova across the channel to mainland Cebu.
3-Island Bridge connecting Panay-Guimaras-Negros offers faster, safer travel
Finally! The long anticipated Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project that will offer a safer, faster, more convenient land travel to residents and tourists of the Western Visayas island provinces have been given a green light by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
UP scientists, linguists develop online dictionary to save endangered Filipino languages
A team of University of the Philippines (UP) computer science experts and linguists developed an online dictionary that seeks to involve the Filipino community in saving endangered Philippine languages.
Bataan-Cavite Mega Bridge over Manila Bay waters set to ease traffic going to Northern...
Yes! The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) Project, an ocean view mega bridge highway that provides a direct route from South Luzon to Central Luzon and vice-versa, is finally getting off the ground.
New modern Tiaong Convention Center opens Quezon, Southern Tagalog to economic boom
The modern Tiaong Convention Center will soon stand proud as the new gateway to Quezon province and Southern Tagalog and will make the residents, especially the millennials, look forward to its opening.
UP National Institutes of Health scientist develops novel coronavirus test kit
University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) clinician-scientist Raul Destura revealed Tuesday that a test kit for the novel coronavirus (nCoV) has been developed locally and is ready for release next week.