MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs) in their province. A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with 77 deaths reported in 2022….
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has now lowered Mayon Volcano’s alert status from Level 2 (moderate level unrest) to Level 1 (low level unrest). In its 5:30 p.m. bulletin on Tuesday, Phivolcs said a steady decline in monitored parameters has been observed. Since January, the volcano generated an average of two to three earthquakes…
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the validity of a law enacted in 1998 allowing the government to take control of private entities engaged in the oil industry during emergencies, as directed by the President. In its 37-page decision published online Tuesday, the SC reversed a 2013 Court of Appeals (CA) decision and said the…
DIPLOMATIC TIES. The Philippine Monument in Gyeonggi province built by the South Korean Ministry of National Defense in October 1974 to remember the Filipinos who fought to defend the security and freedom of the Republic of Korea. The Philippines and South Korea mark 75 years of diplomatic relations formally established on March 3, 1949. (PNA photo…
MANILA – The United States and the Philippines have partnered to provide Burmese youth with the opportunity to pursue quality higher education through a five-year initiative being funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The US Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said the Philippines was selected as one of the Asian countries where these…
MANILA – The Philippine government demanded that China remove “immediately” its vessels from the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal after protesting the dangerous maneuvers of the China Coast Guard (CCG) that caused minor damage and injuries to a Filipino resupply mission en on Tuesday morning. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Tuesday afternoon Chinese Deputy…
The Embassy of India in Manila has launched the first India-Philippine Tech Summit (IPTS) designed to help boost the economic and strategic partnership between the two countries through the use of digital technology. In his speech during the IPTS launch at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City, Indian Ambassador to Manila Shambhu Kumaran cited the need for developing countries to develop partnerships among…
POLANGUI, Albay Mayor Raymond Adrian Salceda has assured Albay farmers the Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed financial support and assistance under the government’s Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the Rice Tariffication Law, among others, for them to recover from the devastation of their farm crops by the raging El Nino dry spell…
WORLD-CLASS business leaders met in Bangkok for a two-day conference about the benefits of cannabis or marijuana, particularly in the medical world. The conference held on February 29-March 1 is the 3rd Annual Conference and the leading event on the development of the Asian medical cannabis and hemp market. It’s known as Cannabis Business Asia…
IN support of the gamet industry and to ensure the sustainability of sarakat resources, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in collaboration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Santa Praxedes, a dialogue to foster the development of appropriate Science Technology and Innovation (STI) interventions and the generation of livelihood opportunities in the community,…
