DA hopes for more lifting of suspension to normalize NFA ops

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday hoped for additional lifting of more preventive suspension orders against National Food Authority (NFA) employees to ensure unhampered operations in the agency.

‘Kung merong madagdag pa, welcome iy…

Drive vs. domestic violence launched in Calamba City

CALAMBA CITY: A multi-sector movement called Calamba City Justice Zone on Monday formally launched its campaign against domestic violence here.

Dubbed as ‘Katarungan Laban sa Karahasan sa Tahanan’ (Justice Against Domestic Violence), the movement is …

Oceana cruise returns to Salomague Port with 500 passengers

LAOAG CITY: International cruise ship Oceana Cruises MS Insignia again docked at Salomague Port in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur on Monday with around 500 passengers, after its initial visit on June 9, 2023.

Araceli Salem, operations officer of the Department …

Crop damage from drought hits P87.4-M in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD CITY: Damage to agriculture from drought caused by El Niño in Negros Occidental has reached PHP87.44 million, latest data of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) on Monday showed.

As of March 13, total damage to rice was pegged at…

Tacloban boxer realizes Olympic dream

TACLOBAN CITY: Aira Villegas is still on cloud nine a week after clinching a slot to this year’s Paris Olympics

‘It is my dream to compete and represent our country in the Olympics,’ Villegas, 28, told reporters in an interview here Monday.

She punc…

PSEi rebounds on bargain-hunting, peso ends sideways

MANILA: Bargain-hunting lifted local shares while peso closed sideways at the start of this week’s trading.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at 6,853.29, gaining 30.97 points, or 4.5 percent.

However, gains for this day’s trading st…

Blinken calls for technological progress based on ‘democratic values’

SEOUL: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday highlighted the importance of making technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation to safeguard the democratic principles against attempts by authoritarian sta…