MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to address rising threats to the welfare of Filipino children.
The POCP, which will be under the Office of the President (OP) and headed by a Pr…
LINGAYEN: The temporary total ban on the entry of live swine, pork, and pork by-products from areas under red zone for African swine fever (ASF) remains in place to prevent the recurrence of the disease in the province.
Strict animal quarantine borde…
TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing to implement the PHP1.5 billion third phase of the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport’s passenger terminal building construction here.
The third phase covers the provision of pub…
MANILA: Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday supported the call of public transportation groups for a national summit on the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) to help address issues and concerns on the program.
In a press con…
MANILA: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans settled at 3.51 percent in June this year, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday showed.
The NPL ratio during the month was slig…
The atmosphere cheering for ‘Weerapol’, a Thai weightlifter, in his hometown of Surin Province was very lively. Everyone was excited and excited. The father was so happy that he almost fainted after his son won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics.
R…
MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said a search of the 30-hectare Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City to find wanted Pastor Apollo Quiboloy may take days.
In a press briefing at Camp Crame, PNP spokesperson Col….
Late at night, people were unable to sleep and were terrified after two groups of teenagers got angry at each other. Another group rode their motorcycles to chase and attack each other, throwing ping pong bombs at each other with loud noises.
There …
DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) will indemnify farmers whose hogs were culled following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay West Balabag in Valencia, Negros Oriental, an official said Friday.
Alejandro Rafal, DA-Pr…
Another alien species has been discovered: the ‘Butterfish’, a forbidden foreign fish that eats aquatic animals in the Sirikit Dam reservoir. Fishermen said they have found Butterfish at the dam for about 10 years. At that time, there were not many, …