Bacolod’s P300M TIEZA projects face scrutiny over delays, defects at cultural landmarks

Rappler - Oct 5, 2026

The controversial TIEZA projects – a P220-million fountain rehabilitation and P80-million public plaza redevelopment – were supposed to be completed last August, ahead of MassKara Festival

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged economic managers to suspend, even temporarily, the excise on gasoline and diesel, not just on kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), amid surging fuel prices. “The economic managers should reconsider suspending the tax on gasoline and diesel, even if only temporarily, because oil prices have reached

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PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — In a place defined by high walls and restricted freedom, three teachers have found a way to do what they know best: teach. The three educators, all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Agusan del Sur Provincial Jail in Barangay Patin-ay, have transformed their confinement into a classroom.

Bulacan’s nature-based flood defense eyed as global model

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CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN, Philippines — A coastal protection project that combines Dutch water-management expertise with the indigenous knowledge of a coastal community in this city is drawing interest from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and European countries as a potential model for addressing tidal flooding, land subsidence and other effects of climate change.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Antique on Sunday urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to include a Just Transition Roadmap for Semirara in the Philippine Energy Plan to ensure a shift to renewable energy and protect workers affected by the transition. The appeal followed a gathering of Semirara Island residents in Caluya town, Antique,

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