Shear line, ‘amihan’ to bring rain showers across PHVietnamese intellectuals in Switzerland pin high hopes on PM Chinh’s Davos trip

MANILA: A huge part of the country will experience rain showers due to shear line and the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, the weather bureau said Monday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said sc…

Better outlook for 2024 boosts PH shares, peso

MANILA: The local stock barometer and the peso closed stronger at the beginning of this week’s trading.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) jumped 37.27 points to 6,680.45, with All Shares also increasing by 17.16 points to 3,523.77 on Monday….

Former offenders in Victorias City get second chance in life

BACOLOD: – A group of parolees and probationers in Victorias City, Negros Occidental are given a new lease on life through the reintegration programs provided by various government agencies.

They include 140 males and eight females supervised by the …

Puerto Princesa’s ‘Subaraw’ festival nominated for PH LEAF Awards

PUERTO: The tourism sector here just received a post-pandemic boost when an annual event celebrating the city’s majestic Underground River was nominated for the Philippine LEAF Awards’ Outstanding Festival Category.

Mayor Lucilo Bayron told reporters…

Italian firms seek to boost partnership in agricultural mechanisation in Vietnam

Hanoi: Information related to research and survey in the field of agriculture, especially production, and trade of agricultural machinery, was shared and discussed at an online seminar on mechanisation in agricultural production in Vietnam, on Januar…

Baguio residents urged to boil water after E. coli discovery

BAGUIO: The local health chief here has urged the public to boil drinking water for drinking and use treated water for cooking after 10 of the 147 tested water samples were found positive for E. coli (Escherichia coil) bacteria.

“We would like to rei…

Police ops net 15 wanted persons in Caraga

BUTUAN: Fifteen wanted persons were arrested in a series of law enforcement operations by Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) personnel over the weekend.

Eight of the arrested suspects are categorized as most wanted persons (MWPs) in…