OPAPA, SM ink pact to address hunger among Filipino learners

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation (OPAPA) is poised to help address the hunger and malnutrition among young learners after signing an agreement with SM Foundation.

During the signing ceremony in Pasay City on Monday, Pres…

Vietnamese association established in German city

Berlin: The Vietnamese Association in Hamm city of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state organised its founding congress on February 18, becoming the first Vietnamese organisation in the city that aims to build a united and strong community.

During the…

14 more Filipinos leave Gaza

Fourteen more Filipinos have evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Cairo in Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said Sunday.

The embassy reported that the Filipinos, along with two Palestinians, crossed the border on Feb. 17.

‘Avoidance and prudence’ key to eliminating plastic pollution: expert

The principle of “avoidance and prudence’ should be the motto for both individuals and states on using plastics in all aspects of life, according to a concerned academic.

Sedat Gundogdu, a marine biologist at Cukurova University in the southern Turk…

2 die in La Paz fire

Two persons died in a fire that hit a residential and six boarding houses Sunday afternoon in Barangay San Nicolas in La Paz district, leaving 173 others homeless.

The fire that started at 4:15 p.m. gutted seven houses, the Bureau of Fire Protection…

Upgrade to dairy breed to boost income, farmers told

The National Dairy Authority (NDA) on Monday urged goat and cattle raisers in Western Visayas to upgrade to dairy breeds for higher income.

‘Dairy should stand as a main source of livelihood and not just a source of extra income,’ NDA OIC Assistant …

57 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal fight

ISTANBUL: 1 At least 57 people were killed in what appears to be a tribal fight in Papua New Guinea, police said on Monday.

The deaths occurred after one of the tribes was ambushed by arms-wielding members of another group in the northernmost Enga pr…