Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido led the activation of the first-ever combat engineer regiment (CER) in ceremonies held in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on Thursday. The transition of the Lanao del Norte-based 55th Engineer Brigade to CER aligns with the Philippine Army’s shifting focus to territorial…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The provincial government of Misamis Oriental is opening its doors to the Tourism Infrastructure Economic Zone Authority (TIEZA) and urging it to invest more in the province. In an interview on Wednesday, Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano said the tourism industry can get a boost from more TIEZA investments, on top of existing tourism-related programs in the province. "I think the related laws (in tourism and industry) are already there, what is needed is the implementation," he said. In 2020, TIEZA entered into an agreement with Lanao del Norte-based contractor AJD Construction and Supply for PHP3 million worth of Tourist Assistance Center which will be built in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. In its 2021 accomplishment report, TIEZA included in its list of ongoing community-based projects the protected landscape and seascape undertakings between the towns of Initao and Libertad which cost PHP7.26 million. Another is the Alibuag Spring development project