Filipinos join today’s observance of Earth Day, a practice that was launched in 1970 in the United States, with a rally for clean air and water. In 1990, this became a global movement, when an estimated 200 million people in 141 countries manifested solidarity in protecting the environment. At the …
Read More »Philippines, US launch annual joint military drills
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, load a M119A3 Light Towed Howitzer 105mm during a combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 2022 on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac province, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an …
Read More »Three phreatic eruptions at Taal — Phivolcs
At least three steam-driven eruptions are recorded at Taal Volcano on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Screengrab from Phivolcs Main Crater Observation Station Three short-lived phreatic or steam-driven eruptions were recorded on Sunday in Taal Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 1. the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. …
Read More »15 Palestinians killed across West Bank in Israeli forces raid, settler violence: health officials
Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli military said a number of militants were killed or arrested. …
Read More »Mariveles power plants prioritize workers’ safety
Two power generators in Mariveles, Bataan have identified safety at the workplace as a paramount concern. GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) and GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) on Thursday launched what they described “safety culture revolution” in work areas. “We are making the safety of our workers a …
Read More »PH first to sign rapid response to crisis pact with WB
DISASTER RESPONSE. World Bank Group managing director Anna Bjerde (left) and Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sign the Rapid Response Option agreement on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Philippines is the first country to sign the agreement with the World Bank. (Photo courtesy of DOF) MANILA – The Philippines recently signed the …
Read More »Chinese students in Cagayan ‘alarming’
Senator Risa Hontiveros Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday described as “alarming” the reported huge number of Chinese students in Cagayan, saying it is another “pastillas” scam. Under the scam, airport personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) were receiving P10,000 in bribes to allow foreigners–mostly Chinese–to enter the country without …
Read More »Marcos tells DA: Streamline processes to lower prices
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote ease of doing business in their procedures, particularly to remove non-tariff barriers on the importation of agricultural products, to lower prices, and to ensure supply. File photo Marcos said this in his Administrative Order (AO) No. 20, signed by …
Read More »Chinese vessels seen near Palawan on eve of Balikatan
A US soldier loads an Avenger surface-to-air missile system during the US-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercise at San Antonio in Zambales, north of Manila on April 25, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese maritime militia ships were reportedly seen some 30 nautical miles from the …
Read More »Gov’t to expand EDSA bus carousel routes, promote active transport
EXPANDED CAROUSEL ROUTE. Buses at the EDSA bus carousel in this undated photo. The government will “expand and extend” the EDSA bus carousel routes and prioritize the promotion of active modes of transportation to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said. (File photo) MANILA – The government …
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