Leading power firms heed call to invest in clean energy

MANILA: Magnates Sabin Aboitiz, Ramon Ang, and Manuel Pangilinan sealed a USD 3.3-billion energy deal that will augment the country’s power supply with over 2,500 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange…

Navy official says Chinese research ships now out of PH Rise

MANILA: The two Chinese research vessels earlier spotted in Philippine Rise (formerly known as Benham Rise) are now out of Philippine territory, a ranking naval official said Monday.

“Malayo na, labas na ng ating EEZ (They are now far, out of our exc…

DOT chief backs calls for return of pulpit panels to Boljoon Church

MANILA: Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco is supporting the call for the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) to return the Boljoon pulpit panels to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Cebu.

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Hontiveros: DOJ’s filing of cases vs. Quiboloy a ‘gift to every woman’

MANILA: Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday said the move of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file qualified trafficking and child abuse cases against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) Leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is “a gift to ever…

Senate OKs transfer of provincial, sub-provincial jails to BJMP care

MANILA: The Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2352 or the Jail Integration Act which seeks to transfer the control and supervision of the provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP).

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Salmonella cases in PH rise to 13K in 2023

MANILA: Salmonella cases in the Philippines rose to 13,000 in 2023, from 9,000 in 2022, according to data provided by a Department of Science and Technology returning scientist on Monday.

Homer Pantua said in a televised briefing that officials need …

Disaster risk reduction partnership planning 2025-2030 relevant to Vietnam’s priorities: UNDP Resident Coordinator

Ha Giang: The disaster risk reduction partnership’s plan for 2025-2030 will be developed in accordance with the Government of Vietnam’s priorities on natural disaster prevention as well as in line with the strategic goals of all partners, Pauline Tame…