Negros Occidental power rates increase in January

BACOLOD: Average residential power rates of all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased in January, mainly due to higher generation and transmission charges.

The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco), Central Negros Electr…

2 Taiwanese yield high-powered guns, online scam equipment in Makati

MANILA: Police authorities arrested two Taiwanese nationals engaged in illegal activities in Makati City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Tuesday.

In a report, NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the sus…

Palawan health office eyes improved services

PRINCESA: The Provincial Health Office (PHO) here said the 16 hospitals managed by the provincial government in various municipalities have served numerous patients in 2023 and aims to further improve the delivery of health services to the people this…

Gov’t workers urged to apply for grant of career service eligibility

MANILA: Workers in government who have been in the service for at least 10 years and have acquired relevant knowledge and skills but do not possess the appropriate civil service eligibility are encouraged to apply for the Grant of Career Service Eligi…

NFA assures ample buffer stock in Negros Oriental amid El Niño

DUMAGUETE: The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental on Tuesday assured the public of sufficient rice buffer stock amid the onset of the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon in the province.

‘As of this time, we have 10,000 bags of b…

Cameroon launches world’s 1st malaria vaccine campaign

NAIROBI: In a groundbreaking move to address the persistent threat of malaria, Cameroon on Monday started the world’s first vaccination campaign against the disease.

At a press briefing, Mohammed Abdulaziz, head of Disease Control at the Africa Centr…

RSV 421 drops anchor in Western Bay of Half Moon Island

ANTARCTICA: The Bulgarian military research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) has dropped anchor in the western bay of Half Moon Island in Antarctica.

Geologist Kalin Naydenov and mountaineers Doychin Boyanov and Kiril Doskov were able, with t…