DOTr aims for net-zero emission in PH aviation by 2050

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working with stakeholders in the country’s aviation sector to implement aviation projects and initiatives to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

In his speech during the 3rd International Civil Aviat…

Whole PH under yellow alert; Luzon, Visayas grids also under red alert

MANILA: The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the Mindanao grid under yellow alert, and the Luzon and Visayas grids under red and yellow alert.

In its advisory Wednesday, the NGCP said the Mindanao grid is under yellow alert fr…

QC apologizes to vendors affected by clearing ops in UP Campus village

MANILA: The Quezon City government has issued an apology to vendors whose property was apparently destroyed and confiscated in a road clearing operation in Barangay UP Campus in Diliman on Tuesday.

In a statement Wednesday, the city government said t…

Bacolod seeks ‘Stories with a Smile’ in maiden film fest

BACOLOD CITY: The city government here on Tuesday called for entries to the first Bacolod Film Festival with the theme ‘Stories with a Smile’ and set in September this year.

Bacolod, known as the ‘City of Smiles’, is looking for short films with the …

DepEd clarifies death of 2 teachers in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday clarified that the death of two Iloilo teachers was not caused by heatstroke while conducting classes as earlier reported by a local FM radio station.

In an official post released by the c…

NASA’s Voyager 1 returns intelligible signal for 1st time in months

ISTANBUL: The Voyager 1 space probe transmitted an understandable message to Earth for the first time in months after NASA engineers fixed a communication problem in the 47-year-old satellite, the US space agency announced Tuesday.

Launched in 1977, …

HELICOPTER TRAGEDY: STATE GOV’T TO DISCUSS ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS FROM PERAK

IPOH, The Perak government will assess the form of assistance to be extended to three victims from Perak who, along with seven others, perished in the mid-air collision and crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) helicopters during a training sessio…