ANKARA: The largest wildfire currently raging in California, known as the Park Fire, has expanded to more than 350,000 acres as of Saturday. However, there is a glimmer of hope as progress in containment efforts and a forecasted cool-down offer some r…
LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte province has hit nearly 90 percent of its 88,000 enrollment target for the school year 2024-2025, with about 78,720 students already enrolled in both the public and private schools as of 4 p.m. Monday.
‘All 364 schools starte…
MANILA: Aira Villegas kicked off the five-member boxing team’s bid with a unanimous decision win over Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 500-kilogram division at North Paris Arena early Monday (PH time).
The judges submitted scores of 30-27, 2…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Universal Robina Corp. (URC) signed on Monday a five-year agreement to jointly establish and continue implementing the Sustainable Potato Program (SPP).
In a statement, the DA said the program will help …
MANILA: The Senate leadership is determined to approve the bill establishing a Department of Water Resources (DWR) not only to address floods during the rainy season, but also the water shortage in times of El Niño.
In an interview with ANC on Monday…
MANILA: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said it has activated programs to assist other agencies in containing the oil spill from the sunken M/T Terra Nova off the coast of Limay, Bataan.
In a statement, Environmen…