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Hot weather will continue to challenge firefighters in B.C. this week, as statistics released Monday confirmed that the 2023 wildfire season has already broken some records. Donnie Creek fire one of the largest recorded in province, total area burned in B.C. already eclipses 2022 Hot weather will continue to challenge …

THE tourism sector is poised to stand as the third leg of the economy, which has been propped up by remittances from Filipino migrant workers and income generated by the business process outsourcing sector. This was the plan of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who earlier identified tourism as a so-called …

On the matter of vaccines, the almost three-year Covid-19 pandemic has left two conflicting, if subtle, results: Filipinos have become conscious of the efficacy and indispensability of vaccines and second, the lockdowns, social distancing, and other restrictive policies prevented health authorities from rendering more expansive measles, polio, and rubella immunization …

Photo Credit: seamlessglobal.co AS has been frequently reported, a key feature of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on combating climate change was a pledge by the developed nations that are most responsible for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing it to provide funding for vulnerable nations’ climate adaptation …

Mobile platform to boost ease of doing business, lessen corruption in gov’t MOBILE ONE-STOP-SHOP. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the launching of the eGov Super App at the Palace on Friday, June 2, 2023. In his speech, Mr. Marcos said the online platform would eliminate corruption and make public transactions …

THE Department of Education (DepEd) held its first-ever national consultative workshop for the implementation of its programs, projects and activities last May 16-19 in Tanza, Cavite. The workshop aims to harmonize the delivery of learner support programs and services geared toward the education department’s Matatag agenda. The Matatag education agenda …

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said efforts have been intensified for the arrest of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gerald Bantag who sent surrender feelers more than a month ago. Bantag has not turned himself in despite warrants of arrest issued by two regional trial courts against …

STRONGER TIES. Speaker Martin Romualdez and his counterpart, South Korea National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, exchange tokens of appreciation during a dinner hosted for the House delegation to the ASEAN-Korea Leaders Forum in Jeju, Korea. Romualdez also gave Kim a signed copy of House resolution No. 82 which seeks to …

Government troops continue to deal massive blows to local and communist threat groups, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Friday. In May, 27 rebels died in skirmishes with the military, while 125 surrendered and 11 were apprehended in military operations across the country. One of the notable accomplishments …

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’’ Jr. Abalos Jr. issued a stern warning on Friday, June 2, that random drug testing will be enforced in the attached offices of the department as well as the local government units (LGUs) which are under its supervision. Abalos …