Davao Region optimistic about exporting frozen durian next year
DAVAO CITY: After opening the China market for fresh durian this year, the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) is optimistic that quality frozen durian fruits will also enter the same country next year. In a press briefing Tuesday,
Abel…
El Niño may last until 2nd quarter of 2024, says PAGASA-Mactan head
CEBU CITY: A climate forecast showed that the El Niño phenomenon would last until the second quarter of 2024, the head of the weather bureau’s Mactan Island office said on Tuesday.
Engineer Alfredo Quiblat Jr., head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geo…
Sagay City to kick start ‘No Plastic Day’ in January
BACOLOD CITY: The City of Sagay in Negros Occidental will start implementing ‘No Plastic Day’ every Tuesday and Friday starting Jan. 1 in line with the ordinance seeking to minimize single-use plastic bags and containers in the locality.
The two-day …
Full-blooded Bicolano is region’s new top cop
LEGAZPI CITY: A drug-free Bicol, heightened security along Maharlika highway, and maximum police visibility are on the agenda of Brig. Gen. Andre Perez Dizon, who formally assumed the post as acting regional director of the Police Regional Office 5 (P…
Solons: Respect PBBM decision wanting to retain Chinese envoy
MANILA: Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito said the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. not to ask China to recall Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian should be respected.
“We just have to respect the decision of the President. H…
Shariff Kabunsuan Festival relives arrival of Islam in Mindanao
COTABATO CITY: About 100 big and small colorfully decorated motor boats filled the country’s second largest river as the Bangsamoro people reenacted Tuesday the arrival of Islamic missionary Shariff Kabunsuan to spread Islam on the island.
It also ca…
Car sales up by 7% in November
MANILA: Car sales went up by 7.6 percent in November, according to a report released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
The joint report released on Tuesday showe…