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The Bureau of Customs-Enforcement and Security Service (BOC-ESS) seized 81 shipments from January to March, with an estimated value of PHP999.474 million. BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio made this announcement during the 35th anniversary of the ESS …
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has conducted a forum for food security and urban agriculture in Camarin, Caloocan City to educate residents in urban gardening as a means of livelihood and self-sufficiency. The office of Climate Change Commissioner…
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said it will study calls to revert school breaks to the old or pre-pandemic setup. In a Viber message, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said the department will look into the matter amid summer heat-relat…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is all set for the first Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Parade of Stars to be held in Quezon City on April 2. In a news release issued Wednesday, the MMDA said the Parade of Stars will sho…
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)-Mactan Station on Wednesday said it observed a rising heat index in Cebu the past few days, advising the public against prolonged exposure under the scorching he…
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday urged the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) to stop using the “victim card” and condemn the terrorist attacks of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Masbate, which have affected learners. …
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday began planting 315,100 trees to replace those trees cut to pave the way for the slope protection rockfall netting project in Eastern Samar. DPWH – Eastern Samar district engineering offic…
The Ukrainian government is tapping the help of Filipino professionals in rebuilding its war-ravaged cities. Chargé d’affaires Denys Mykhailiuk of the Ukraine Embassy in Malaysia, which holds jurisdiction over the Philippines, said Kiev would raise an…
Five former New People’s Army (NPA) couples tied the knot during a mass wedding ceremony at the headquarters of the 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) in Barangay Tambo, Ayungon town in Negros Oriental on Tuesday. The mass wedding, which was also particip…
In partnership with the Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC), the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said it has dismantled eight New People’s Army (NPA) guerilla fronts and “neutralized” more than 800 rebels operating in Nor…
The Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) office here has warned residents to be extra careful and solely patronize locally produced pork and pork by-products to help keep Antique safe from the African swine fever (ASF). ProVet Public Health Division chief D…
The government of Canada is set to allocate a loan worth 2.4 billion Canadian dollars ($1.76 billion at the current exchange rate) to the Kiev government, according to the country’s draft federal budget. The document, published on Wednesday, promises …