GOVT DISCUSSES GAS SUPPLY ASSURANCE, ELECTRICITY SECURITY AT ENERGY COUNCIL MEETING

KUALA LUMPUR, The assurance of gas supply in the context of energy transition and ensuring electricity security in Peninsular Malaysia were among the topics discussed at the first National Energy Council (MTN) meeting for this year, chaired by Prime …

Pangasinan execs push for alternative learning modes amid extreme heat

Pangasinan: Some local chief executives in Pangasinan urged their Department of Education (DepEd) district offices to implement alternative delivery modes (ADM) to help learners and teachers cope with the hot weather made worse by the El Niño phenomen…

DepEd-Calabarzon orders virtual classes to spare kids from heat

Laguna: A Department of Education-Calabarzon (DepEd-4A) order paving the way for the holding of virtual classes to prevent students from suffering heat strokes will take effect on Wednesday.

Regional Director Alberto Escobarte issued Regional Memoran…

Cebu City vet advises extra care for pets amid hot season

CEBU: This capital city’s veterinary department on Tuesday advised pet owners and livestock farmers to take extra measures to prevent heat stroke for their household and farm animals amid the El Nin~o phenomenon.

Jessica Maribojoc, head of the Cebu C…

Marinduque moves to contain rabies outbreak; 50%-55% of dogs vaxxed

Marinduque: The provincial veterinarian here is urging pet owners to voluntarily submit their unvaccinated dogs for anti-rabies shots currently being offered for free by their local government units (LGUs) amid the unabated spread of the rabies virus …

PM orders measures against heat, drought

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 1 issued a directive ordering measures be taken to cope with the current heat waves, drought, water shortages, and saltwater intrusion which have hit several localities.

The directive noted that due to E…

Bill seeks safe ports for Filipino fisherfolk in WPS

MANILA: The House of Representatives will push for a bill that will establish fishing shelters and ports in nine occupied maritime features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Philippine Rise.

House Bill 9011 will involve the islands of Lawak, K…