Category: General

Oil prices down for 3rd straight week

Manila: Oil companies will implement another big-time rollback on pump prices on Tuesday.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by PHP1 per liter, and diesel prices b…

Pangasinan gears up for Tropical Depression Gener

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Pangasinan on Monday declared a blue alert as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised due to Tropical Depression Gener.

Blue alert requires 60 percent of Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…

More budget for PCG vessel maintenance, crew welfare sought

Manila: Increasing budgetary support for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is crucial for providing adequate provisions, regular maintenance, and essential medical and welfare support for its crew, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Mond…

PH logs 18 mpox cases

Manila: The country has logged 18 confirmed cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) as of Aug. 18, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Monday.

Herbosa said five of the cases have recovered.

“This means na-release na sila sa isolation, eleven na lang…

Koreans rule World DanceSport Federation Cebu Open 2024

CEBU CITY – South Korea’s Jung Hoon and Lee Yee-un delivered an awe-inspiring performance in the Standard Adult category to retain the title in the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Cebu Open 2024 on Sunday night.

Showing their mastery in Waltz, Ta…

PDEA eyes dog breeding, training program for K9 units

Manila: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is poised to start its own Narcotics Detection Dog Breeding Program (NDDBP) to enable the agency to breed and train its own K-9 units.

During Monday’s budget deliberations at the Senate, PDEA Dire…