Day: September 16, 2024

Fish Conservation Week emphasizes sustainability, food security

DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-11) launched the 61st Fish Conservation Week on Monday, focusing on sustainability and food security.

‘This annual event underscores the importance of conserving our fi…

Palace hosts countdown concert for PH hosting of FIVB in 2025

Manila: The Malacañan Palace on Sunday held a concert for the one-year countdown to the Philippine hosting of the Fédération Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025.

The Philippines secured the hosting rights for …

PCG probes ‘undocumented’ Chinese crew of PH dredging vessel

Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a Philippine-flagged dredging vessel with six purportedly undocumented Chinese crew members.

In an incident report Monday, the PCG said MV Sangko Uno, a hopper dredger ship, was anchored at Na…

OFW remittances up by over 3% in July

Manila: Personal remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) went up by 3.2 percent in July this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Data released by the BSP on Monday showed that personal remittances amounted to USD3.43 billion i…

Senate OKs expanded college equivalency, accreditation program

Manila: Senators unanimously approved on Monday Senate Bill No. 2568 or the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act, which seeks to enable senior high school and technical vocational school graduates to obtain co…

Camarines Sur, Albay towns suspend classes due to heavy rainfall

LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Camarines Sur and several local government units in Albay suspended classes on Monday due to heavy rains brought by weather disturbances.

In a memorandum, Camarines Sur Governor Vincenzo Renato Luigi Villa…