166K rice farmers in W. Visayas get certified seeds for dry season
BACOLOD CITY: Some 166,005 rice farmers in Western Visayas have received certified seeds for the 2024 dry season, a report from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-Negros Station on Thursday showed.
The distribution of certified seeds, …
7 Negros Oriental towns, cities closely alerted vs. bird flu
DUMAGUETE CITY: Authorities in Negros Oriental are closely monitoring at least seven towns and cities against avian influenza as migratory birds continue arriving from countries experiencing the winter season.
Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer o…
Caravan of medical, social services benefits 1K villagers in Masbate
LEGAZPI CITY: At least 1,000 members of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), their dependents and other residents of Dimasalang town in Masbate province received free health, livelihood, finan…
2024 starts with warmest January in history
ANKARA: January 2024 broke the record of being the warmest January in history with 13.14C (55.65F), the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a statement.
This level is 0.70C above the 1991-2020 average for January and 0.12C above the …
UE forces rubber match vs. NUNS in UAAP boys’ volleyball finals
MANILA: University of the East (UE) leveled the UAAP Season 86 boys volleyball best-of-three championship series at 1-1 after posting a 18-25, 17-25, 27-25, 26-24, 15-11 victory over National University Nazareth School (NUNS) at the FilOil EcoOil Cent…
PH eyes ‘layover tours’ for transiting local, foreign tourists
MANILA: The Philippine government is planning to introduce a “layover tour” program for local and foreign tourists transiting through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced Thursday.
Frasco said th…
8.4 M tourists visit Pangasinan in 2023
LINGAYEN: Declaration of long weekends and added holidays, which the Marcos administration hopes to boost tourism growth, have been significant in the 23.53 percent increase in tourist arrivals in Pangasinan in 2023, a local official said.
Pangasinan…