Siargao lagoon ecosystem to undergo 1-month rehab

BUTUAN CITY: The famous Sugba Lagoon in Siargao Island’s town of Carmen in Surigao del Norte province will be temporarily off-limits from visitors for one month for its annual environmental rehabilitation.

The temporary closure of the sought-after to…

World War II veterans inspire patriotism among Pangasinenses

LINGAYEN: With wrinkled faces and skins and most of them now on wheelchairs or using canes, their once strong bodies and sharp minds, even their numbers, are slowly fading away.

However, their stories of war and how it shaped them and kindled bravery…

State President presents appointment decisions to ambassadors, heads of representative agencies abroad

State President Vo Van Thuong on January 9 handed over appointment decisions to 26 ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for 2024-2027, and assigned tasks to them.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Quiapo Church hopes next Traslacion becomes national feast

MANILA: -The rector of the Quiapo Church on Tuesday hoped that the next feast of the Black Nazarene would be celebrated nationwide as they await the approval of the Vatican.

“We pray that the next time we are gathered here, the Jan. 9 will be declare…

Jobless man yields P3.9-M shabu in Cebu City

CEBU CITY: A jobless man yielded a total of PHP3.9 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas in a village here on Monday afternoon.

Charles Clue Aragon, 28, of Sitio Alaska …

Transport coops free to decide which modern jeepneys to buy — LTFRB

MANILA: Transport cooperatives are free to decide which modern jeepneys to buy for the public utility vehicle modernization program, officials said Tuesday.

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chair Teofilo Guadiz III said th…

March-May possibly warmest, likely up to 40 °C

MANILA: The months of March to April could be one of the warmest, with temperature reaching up to 40 °C in some areas of the country, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Services Assistant Chie…