PH hog raisers eye Guinness record by cooking 400 pork dishes

MANILA: A group of Filipino hog raisers will attempt a Guinness World Record for the most number of pork dishes on display and to be served afterwards.

Speaking at the launch of the Hog Festival 2024 in Quezon City on Thursday, National Federation of…

DOH cautions public as haze due to forest fires wraps Baguio air

BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) has advised residents in Baguio and nearby areas to take precautionary measures to limit exposure to the smoke from the ongoing forest fire at Mount Santo Tomas.

‘With t…

DepEd assures EDCOM to deliver textbooks on time

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to deliver 80 percent of textbooks for Grades 1, 4, and 7 by July this year.

The Department made this commitment during a meeting with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2…

88 Quezon’s 2nd district college students get P2.2M financial aid

LUCENA: Some 88 college students from the 2nd district of this province on Thursday received a total of PHP2.2 million in educational assistance from funds allocated by the Alliance of Organizations, Networks and Associations (ALONA) Partylist.

The f…

New drug improves survival in biliary tract cancer: study

MANILA: A new drug is expected to improve the life expectancy of patients afflicted by biliary tract cancer (BTC), one of the world’s most aggressive form of cancers characterized by its low survival rates.

In a forum on Thursday, AstraZeneca present…

Issuance of pre-dev’t ECC for offshore wind projects made easy

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will simplify the issuance of an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) for offshore wind…

PAF choppers bring relief aid in DavOr, fight Benguet forest fires

MANILA: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it has assisted in several disaster response missions in various parts of the country.

The force’s helicopters on Wednesday delivered 210 boxes of relief supplies to communities severely affected by the rec…