Vietnam attaches importance to ties with China: Party official

The Vietnamese Party and State always value and give top priority to the Vietnam-China relations, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Popularisation and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia said …

Benguet extends P21.35-M assistance to poor residents in ’23

BAGUIO CITY: Around PHP21.35 million worth of assistance were provided to around 1,998 patients and underprivileged Benguet residents who faced monetary challenges in 2023.

According to the yearend report of the Provincial Social Work and Developmen…

Cacao, coconut farmers’ groups in Camarines Sur to get P4.2-M aid

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture-5 (Bicol) will start to distribute PHP4.2 million worth of agricultural interventions for cacao and coconut farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Camarines Sur, an official said Wednesday.

In an …

N. Cotabato gov’t turns over P40.3-M projects to remote villages

CARMEN: Top officials of North Cotabato province have turned over some PHP40.3 million worth of infrastructure projects to seven far-flung villages here.

Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza and North Cotabato 3rd District Representative Ma. Alana Samanth…

Claim grid still ‘normal’ during Panay blackout misleading

MANILA: Senators slammed on Wednesday the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for claiming the grid remained in a “normal” state before and when the massive power outage hit Panay Island and other parts of Western Visayas.

During an …

2023 was hottest year on record, says EU’s C3S

ATHENS: Just-concluded 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history, and likely beyond, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday in a report.

‘With the global-average temperature 14.98 C (58.96F), 2023 has replaced 2016 as th…

35 LGUs in W. Visayas get P76.3M incentive fund

ILOILO CITY: Thirty-five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are recipients of the 2023 Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund (SGLGIF) totaling PHP76.3 million during the ceremonial rollout turnover led by the Department of the Int…