PBBM to closely monitor cleanup drive in villages

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he would closely monitor the cleanup drive in all villages in the country in an effort to keep the environment clean.

Marcos issued the statement, as he sought to sustain the positive momentum…

Victorias City to create food security, nutrition master plan

BACOLOD CITY: The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental will craft a food and security master plan this year based on the results of an impact assessment of its existing agriculture programs in partnership with a private agri-business organization.

Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Davao Occidental

MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Davao Occidental and nearby areas Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tectonic quake’s epicenter was traced offshore Davao Occidental at 183 kilometers …

National Day of Cuba celebrated in Can Tho

The Can Tho municipal Union of Friendship Organisations, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 9 to mark the 65th anniversary of the National Day of Cub…

SoKor passes law to ban dog meat

ISTANBUL: The South Korean parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ban trade of dog meat by 2027.

There were 208 votes in favor and two abstentions for the bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for meat, Seoul-base…

Rainy Tuesday greets Black Nazarene devotees

MANILA: Three weather systems will bring rain showers in several areas, including Metro Manila, on Tuesday, the Feast of the Black Nazarene.

Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, Caraga, Davao Region, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin will have scatte…

PH eyes FTA with SoKor to take effect by H1 2024

MANILA: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo said the country targets to implement the Philippines-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the first half of 2024, or around nine months since it was signed by both pa…