The United Arab Emirates is preparing for another blazing summer after the National Meteorological Center on July 5 forecast that thermometers will reach almost 50 degrees Celsius this week.According to reports, rising temperatures and more haze are f…
MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure that seeks to institutionalize a holistic support system for reformed drug users for their reintegration into the workforce and society. Under Senate Bill (SB) 2276, Estrada proposed a collaboration…
MANILA – Some 66 areas in the country may experience dry condition, dry spell and drought until the end of the year due to El Niño. In its advisory issued on Thursday, the Department of Agriculture – Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Section (DA-…
MANILA – Authorities have so far processed a total of 758 foreign workers who were rescued during a search warrant operation at a compound housing an alleged illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Las Piñas City late last month. “As of …
MANILA – The exploration and development of fossil fuel deposits in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is crucial in attaining energy security in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday. Marcos made th…
MANILA – World Aquatics, the international federation for water sports, has approved Kayla Noelle Sanchez’s change of nationality from Canada to the Philippines effective Thursday. ‘The World Aquatics has approved the request for the sport nationality…
MANILA – Seven fugitives from China and Taiwan are set to be deported following their arrest for several crimes, the Bureau of Immigration on Thursday said. In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the foreign nationals allegedly worked i…
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Flash floods brought by heavy rains in the past three days left two dead and forced some 1,700 families to vacate their homes in North Cotabato province, an official said Thursday. Engr. Arnolfo Villaruz, the provincia…
MANILA – The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has welcomed the proposal of the European Commission to extend the European Union (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) regulation for another four years until 2027. ‘The ECCP …
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Central Luzon (RTWPB-3) is set to conduct public consultations to discuss a salary hike for minimum wage earners in Central Luzon. RTWPB 3 OIC-Board Secretary Kennet…
MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to simultaneously distribute a total of 26,177 land titles benefitting 32,441 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) all over the country. DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the New Agrarian E…
VinUni, an university under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in Israel, to promote cooperation in 3D technology and medical training.Accordingly, both …
