BFAR-Bicol probes shark selling in Sorsogon town market

LEGAZPI CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol is conducting an investigation and coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Matnog in Sorsogon province after confirming the sale of juvenile sharks by the kilo in…

Belmonte: PH’s 1st mpox case visited 2 QC establishments

MANILA: The country’s first case of mpox for 2024, a 33-year-old male patient with no travel history, visited two establishments in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday.

‘He is not a Quezon City resident. However, h…

PBBM greets wife on 65th birthday: ‘You deserve to be celebrated’

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday greeted First Lady Liza Marcos, on her 65th birthday, expressing his gratitude for everything she has done for him and their children.

‘To my beautiful wife Liza Marcos, on this day, you deserve …

Iloilo province in state of calamity due to dengue outbreak

ILOILO CITY: The province of Iloilo is once again placed in a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak.

This developed as the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) adopted a resolution declaring another state of calamity in the province, duri…

P49-M flood control project protects La Union residents vs. La Niña

MALASIQUI: A PHP49 million worth 574-meter long flood control structure along the Aringay River is protecting residents of the villages of Lloren, Pideg, and Caoigue in Tubao town, La Union.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Regio…

How Stage 4 cancer survivor lights up Iloilo’s ‘ghost island’

MANILA: Heroism does not require losing one’s life. Some heroes even survive life-threatening diseases like cancer.

Israel Hans Golez, a boy scout from Iloilo City, was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer when he was only two years old. He was cleare…

DA, hog raisers allay concerns on pork quality amid ASF resurgence

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) and hog raisers industry allayed concerns over the safety and quality of retail pork products amid the resurgence of African swine fever (ASF).

In a press conference, DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Pou…