Biggest spring blood donation festival kicks off

Hanoi: The Xuan Hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign after the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, kicked off in Hanoi on February 20, expecting to collect at least 8,000 units of blood.

Jointly organised by the Natio…

Fair weather, rain showers continue over most of PHMinistry warns of online Tet scams

MANILA: Fair weather and isolated rain showers will continue to prevail over most parts of the country Tuesday, the weather bureau said.

“Generally fair weather will continue, although Caraga and Southern Leyte will experience scattered rain showers …

Fair weather, rain showers continue over most of PH

MANILA: Fair weather and isolated rain showers will continue to prevail over most parts of the country Tuesday, the weather bureau said.

“Generally fair weather will continue, although Caraga and Southern Leyte will experience scattered rain showers …

PH posts $740-M balance of payments deficit in January

MANILA: The country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a deficit of USD740 million in January 2024, a reversal from the USD3.1 billion BOP surplus recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

“The…

German firm eyes PH as takeoff point for ‘flying cars’ in ASEAN

MANILA: German air mobility firm Lilium is mulling to establish in the Philippines its first Southeast Asia operation network for its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jets.

Lilium and local aviation services company PhilJets will si…

BFAR told to submit proof of cyanide usage in Bajo de Masinloc

MANILA: The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) has directed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to submit pieces of evidence on claims that Chinese fishermen are using cyanide in the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarboroug…

PNP, firm ink pact on P20-M drones, radio equipment

MANILA: The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) operational capability is seen to get a boost with the acquisition of drones and other modern equipment.

PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. and Okada Foundation Inc. president James Lorenzana signed a me…