Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, The Minister of Agriculture has ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to closely monitor areas at risk of flash floods, forest runoff, and river overflows during July 15-20, as the ONWR has announced a warning of heavy to …
Day: July 15, 2024
Biden calls for unity after Trump slay try
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden called on Americans to ‘stand together’ Sunday following an assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, saying politics must never be a “literal battlefield.’
‘We debate and disagree, we compare and…
NAC: Nearly 600 apply for amnesty via local boards
MANILA: The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) on Monday announced that its existing Local Amnesty Boards (LABs) have received a total of 578 amnesty applications as of July 12.
In a news release, the agency said 497 of the applicants are former membe…
NU, Adamson reach Asiabasket Int’l Championship semis
MANILA: National University and Adamson University beat their respective rivals Sunday night to reach the semifinal of 2024 ANTA Asiabasket International Championship at the Enderun Colleges in Taguig City.
Jolo Manansala finished with 16 points, thr…
Hefty increase in Meralco rate in July
MANILA: Residential customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) consuming 200 kilowatt hours (kWh) a month should expect around a PHP430 increase in their electricity bill this month.
Meralco announced Monday that power rate in its franchise a…
Comelec chief: ‘Bahamas docs’ from ex-lawmaker fake
MANILA: Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia said Monday the documents handed over to him by former Caloocan representative Edgar Erice which supposedly contain a list of foreign bank accounts linked to a poll body officia…
Findings open path for new ADHD treatment
JERUSALEM: Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons.
The findings open a new door to potential new treat…
Lawmaker: Establish rural potable water supply systems nationwide
MANILA: AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Monday called for the passage of a measure seeking to establish a nationwide potable water supply system throughout the country in three years to address the need of millions of Filipinos, especially in rura…
Number of babies born in Singapore in 2023 fell to lowest in 20 years
ANKARA: The number of babies born in Singapore in 2023 has plummeted to its lowest level in 20 years, entrenching the country’s “great baby drought.”
A total of 33,541 babies were born in 2023, a 5.8 percent decline from 35,605 babies born in 2022, S…
ATA Carnet in PH now online
MANILA: The Philippines started the implementation of the ATA Carnet System on Monday, joining over 80 countries and customs territories that use this trade facilitation tool.
As the Philippines now uses the ‘passport of goods’, this will allow expor…