PH eyes defense pacts with 3 more countries

MANILA: The Philippines is looking to sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Canada, France, and New Zealand. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has said.

“We are going to work on an RAA hopefully with Canad…

DTI chief eyes amendments to intellectual property law

MANILA: As President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. shared his vision of strengthening the country’s innovation ecosystem, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it aims to introduce amendments to the Republic Act 8293 or the Intellectual Property (…

La Union braces for ‘Carina’

The province of La Union has activated its emergency operation center, deployed teams, and readied transport vehicle assets and stockpiles of food and non-food items for the possible effects of Typhoon Carina.

In a statement on Tuesday, Provincial D…

DA conducts study to verify status of Q fever in PH

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said they will conduct a study to verify if Q fever is endemic in the Philippines following the country’s first Q fever cases among imported goats from the United States last month.

‘M…

Cebu City vows to contain ASF ‘resurgence’

CEBU CITY: The reported resurgence in deaths of pigs in the upland village of Bonbon here should not be a cause for alarm.

Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the city government, particularly the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fishery (DVM…