Child deaths ‘likely to rapidly increase’ amid Israeli siege: UNICEF

ANKARA: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Sunday of rising child deaths in the Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive and siege on the territory continues.

At least 15 Palestinian children died from dehydration and malnutrition at the Kamal…

Vote count in Iran election continues as many seats go to runoff

TEHRAN: Vote count continued on Sunday, two days after elections for Iran’s parliament and the top clerical assembly.

Mohsen Eslami, the spokesperson for Iran’s election headquarters, told reporters on Sunday the results of 231 seats in parliament an…

NFA head, 138 others suspended; DA chief takes over leadership

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. will temporarily take over the National Food Authority (NFA) leadership following the ‘preventive’ suspension of 139 officials and employees on Monday.

In a press conference, Laurel said the orde…

Davao gets Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping for 2023

DAVAO: This city is among the local government units (LGU) that passed the Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) last year, the city government said Monday.

In a statement…

8.4K security forces deployed for Araw ng Dabaw activities

DAVAO CITY: Some 8,415 security personnel will secure the month-long 87th Araw ng Dabaw celebration this month.

In an interview on Monday, Angel Sumagaysay, the head of the Public Safety and Security Office (PSSO), said the bulk of the deployment is …

Senate adopts PBBM’s amnesty grant to rebels

MANILA: The Senate adopted on Monday the three concurrent resolutions favoring President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s grant of amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups in the country, less than three months after the signing of the presidential proc…

Cebu City agri office urges public to embrace backyard farming

CEBU: As the local government aimed to inculcate food security down to the household level, the Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD) here intensified the promotion of improvised backyard farming.

Arlie Gesta, assistant head of Cebu City CAD, said t…