LAOAG CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed thousands of bangus (milkfish) fingerlings to fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte, whose ponds and fish cages were damaged by previous typhoons, to ensure future supplies.
‘The d…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday appealed to the labor sector to ensure the efficient implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) plan, which will help generate at least 3 million new jobs by 2028.
Speaking at the first-eve…
PALO: Leyte’s provincial government inaugurated its solar power system project that will energize the new capitol complex here to make the property a model for renewable energy.
During the official switch-on on Thursday, Governor Carlos Jericho Petil…
ROME: The Vatican is set to become solar-powered as Pope Francis has ordered the construction of an agrivoltaic plant at its extraterritorial site at Santa Maria di Galeria on the edge of Rome to meet the city state’s energy needs.
The Pope ordered t…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Recipients of the Presidential Assistance for Fisherfolk, Farmers and Families (PAFFF) in the province of Antique could not help but feel grateful to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for personally bringing help as they reel f…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday distributed over PHP288 million in assistance to individuals affected by the dry spell in Western Visayas.
Marcos visited San Jose de Buenavista, Antique to turn over farm machinery and equipment,…
MANILA: Both the local bourse and currency performed better on Thursday.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rallied for four days, finishing at 6,390.58, or 1.23 percent higher than the previous closing.
All Shares also gained by 0…
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the number of leptospirosis cases is increasing, recording 878 cases and 84 deaths as of June 15, since rains resulting in floodings started this month.
The figure is only half of the 1,769 case…
LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Region authorities have intensified monitoring and surveillance efforts along the region’s coastlines after local fishermen found for the third time this week a black sack floating in the sea that contains millions of pesos worth of…