MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua was deployed to Escoda Shoal solely to protect the country’s sovereign rights and run after illegal fishing activities, not to provoke or escalate tension in the West Philippine Sea (…
MANILA: The Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) has cautioned consumers against substandard reinforcement bars (rebars) found in North Luzon.
In a statement over the weekend, PISI said 13 out 33 samples it bought in Luzon provinces were found …
MANILA: Cloudy skies and isolated rains will be experienced across the country on Sunday.
In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ‘habagat’ or the southwest monsoon wi…
BANGKOK: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arphat Sukanan announced on Sunday.
In a ceremony held on Sunday morning at the Pheu Thai P…
ISTANBUL: Approximately 4.4 billion people worldwide are without access to safe drinking water, according to a recent study.
The study, published in Science journal, was conducted by scientists, including Esther Greenwood from the Swiss Federal Insti…
MANILA: The House of Representatives would continue to support the economic and prosperity agenda of the Marcos administration with legislative measures needed to sustain economic growth.
Speaker Ferdinand Romualdez said in a news release Sunday that…
ISTANBUL: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula late Saturday, according to local media.
“The magnitude stood at 7.0. The earthquake’s intensity in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (regional administrativ…
BACOLOD CITY: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced on Sunday the start of loading for the shipment of 25,300 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to fulfill the country’s sugar allocation quota to the United States as provided in Sugar Order (…