MANILA: United States-based Grandmaster (GM) Julio Catalino Sadorra will banner Team Philippines again in the 44th World Chess Olympiad scheduled from Sept. 10 to 23 in Budapest, Hungary.
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) has na…
MANILA: The municipality of Sibalom in Antique sought the approval of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for upgrading to pink or buffer zone status from its current red or African swine fever (ASF) – infected zone.
The reclassification into the pink…
MANILA: Talks are ongoing for flights between the Philippines and India, with initial chartered flights testing the Indian market expected to be out by the end of the year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of th…
MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday said the utilization of idle funds from two government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) will help create more employment and boost economic growth.
Recto, during the post-State of the Nation Add…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the youth to draw inspiration from the life and works of Apolinario Mabini to become an active contributor to nation-building.
Speaking at Mabini’s 160th birth anniversary commemoration a…
A farmer and his young son died in a highway accident in Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday afternoon, police said.
Lt. Salonga Langguyuan, municipal police chief of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, identified the fatalities as Mustapha Da…
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is upbeat on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s emphasis on agriculture and food security during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
‘As the governor of a primarily agricultural pro…
MANILA: While the order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for a total ban of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) may hurt real estate developers, particularly the condominium market, it also opens opportunity to local investors to buy resi…
MANILA: Malacañang on Tuesday afternoon suspended government work and classes at all levels in Metro Manila due to inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoon Carina.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, by the authority o…