BuCor, local school to provide NBP inmates with art education classes

MANILA: Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the country’s largest penal facility will soon be provided with art education by a local high school, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Wednesday.

In a statement, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio …

Norway, Palawan bolster efforts in environmental, social governance

PUERTO PRINCESA: The government of Norway is strengthening its ties with the leadership of this province with an eye towards enhancing partnerships in the tourism, healthcare, energy and maritime sectors, among others.

On Wednesday, Norwegian Ambassa…

Carpio backs amendments to Constitution’s economic provisions

MANILA: Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday expressed ‘qualified’ support for the passage of Resolution of Both House No. 6 and No. 7 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, seeking to amend particular economic …

4 Antique LGUs suspend in-person classes from Apr. 3-5

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Four local government units (LGUs) have suspended in-person classes and ordered the shifting to alternative delivery mode (ADM) or modular distance learning due to extreme heat caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

Antique Provinc…

PCG probes passenger ship, barge collision in Batangas

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday launched an investigation into a collision between a passenger vessel and a barge that happened two nautical miles southeast of Barangay San Agapito, Isla Verde in Batangas.

In an incident report,…

Biden says Israel ‘has not done enough to protect aid workers’ in Gaza

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is “outraged” and “heartbroken” over an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen (WCK), highlighting that Israel “has not done enough to protect aid wo…

Task group formed in Ilocos Norte to prevent forest fires

LAOAG CITY: An inter-agency task force has been formed in Ilocos Norte to address causes of forest fires which have reached 26 to date.

The group is composed of representatives from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Philippine National Police …