OCD brings info drive on quake engineering solutions to LGUs

MANILA: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will deploy representatives from its regional offices to coordinate with local government units (LGUs) nationwide to intensify awareness on the use of engineering solutions to reduce casualties and minimize da…

P20/kg. rice sold at Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Bicol

MANILA: Several participating stalls in the recently held ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo’ (KNP) program in the Bicol Region sold rice at PHP20 per kg.

In a news release Sunday evening, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), citing information from the Nat…

PBBM to ex-rebels-turned-cops: Help write ‘new chapter’ for BARMM

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed the 100 former Moro guerillas who successfully completed the six-month field training course to join the Philippine National Police (PNP) and urged them to actively participate in writing a …

Heat wave kills 2 children in Gaza

ANKARA: At least two Palestinian children have lost their lives due to a heat wave in the Gaza Strip, the UN refugee agency UNRWA said on Sunday.

‘We received reports that at least two children died due to the heat,’ UNRWA Commissioner-General Philip…

Conventional power plants dependable amid surge in demand: MVP

MANILA: Manila Electric Company (Meralco) chairman and chief executive officer Manuel V. Pangilinan said conventional power plants remain the dependable sources of power, especially as electricity demand surges due to higher temperature caused by El N…

DENGUE CASES INCREASE IN ME16, FOUR DEATHS REPORTED

PUTRAJAYA, Reported dengue fever cases increased to 2,321 in the 16th Epidemiological Week (ME16), from April 14 to 20, compared with 1,698 cases recorded in the previous week, with four deaths due to dengue fever complications.

Health director-gene…

Additional Shari’a judicial districts, circuit courts get Senate nod

MANILA: Senators unanimously approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2594 which seeks to create three more Shari’a Judicial Districts and 12 Shari’a Circuit Courts in the country.

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said the measure is a product of h…