2023 was hottest year on record, says EU’s C3S

ATHENS: Just-concluded 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history, and likely beyond, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday in a report.

‘With the global-average temperature 14.98 C (58.96F), 2023 has replaced 2016 as th…

Benguet extends P21.35-M assistance to poor residents in ’23

BAGUIO CITY: Around PHP21.35 million worth of assistance were provided to around 1,998 patients and underprivileged Benguet residents who faced monetary challenges in 2023.

According to the yearend report of the Provincial Social Work and Developmen…

PBBM hopes for PH-Indonesia growing ties even beyond Widodo’s term

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed optimism that the Philippines’ strengthened ties with Indonesia would continue even after Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s term ends in October 2024.

In his remarks during the state b…

At least 3K cops to secure festivals in Iloilo, Aklan

ILOILO CITY: Close to 3,000 police officers from the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) will secure the staging of two major festivals in Aklan and Iloilo this month.

‘PRO 6 is all set with its security deployment plan for the upcoming Ati-Atihan Festiv…

PBBM, Widodo tackle SCS issue, uphold commitment to UNCLOS

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday stressed the importance of upholding the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as they discussed the recent developments in the South China …

Rebels eyed behind killing of gov’t worker in Negros town

DUMAGUETE CITY: A government worker was shot dead Tuesday night at a rebel-infested mountain sub-village in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.

The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office said the killers were members of the New People’s Army.

Author…

BOC prevents export of P7.5-M shabu shipment to New Zealand

MANILA: Customs officers at the Port of Clark stopped an attempt to export PHP7.507 million worth of shabu bound for New Zealand.

Port of Clark District Collector Erastus Sandino Austria, in a statement Wednesday, said the cargo declared as ‘shaft dr…