PAGASA issues La Niña Watch alert

MANILA: The weather bureau on Thursday said there is an increasing probability that La Niña would occur from June to July.

La Niña Watch was raised by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) as the pr…

Sunny weather seen across PH Thursday

MANILA: Fair and sunny weather will prevail over most parts of the country on Thursday, the weather bureau said.

Isolated light rain showers caused by the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, however, will prevail over Batanes, according to the Philippine …

PNP beefs up K-9 units in ports to intercept drugs

CEBU CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas is intensifying its K-9 units at every port of entry in Cebu and the entire Central Visayas as part of interdiction efforts against illegal drugs slipped into the province, a police of…

Two foreigners awarded honorary citizenship title of Thua Thien – Hue

Thua Thien: Chief Representative of the German Association for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Andrea Teufel and CEO of the Asian Children’s Care League Kazuyo Watanabe received the honorary citizenship title of the central province of Thua Thie…

Ministry boosts measures to ensure equal access to education: official

Hanoi: Comprehensive and systematic measures suitable for each region are being carried out by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to promote equal access to education, said Deputy Director of the MoET’s Quality Control Department Pham Quoc …

Vietnam wants cooperation with Australia in high-quality personnel training: Minister

Hanoi: Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has expressed his hope for stronger bilateral cooperation in education-training and high-quality human resources development, especially in electronics and semiconductors, at a meet…

NA Chairman commends female legislators’ contributions

Hanoi: National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with female full-time NA deputies, leaders and managers of the NA Office and the Institute of Legislative Research, on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8) an…