DAVAO CITY: The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) said Wednesday it has distributed around PHP14.4 million worth of seed discount vouchers to over 1,017 farmer-beneficiaries in Davao del Sur since last week.
During the May 14-15 distr…
MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday ordered all police units to strengthen cybersecurity measures to protect its online systems from various threats.
“The PNP chief (Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil) has given a directive not only t…
MANILA: The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Wednesday it is monitoring hospitals with supposed links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
This as the PAOCC recently raided a hospital at Hobbies of Asia Bu…
WASHINGTON: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell on Tuesday expressed concern about the killing of a UN staff member in the Gaza Strip.
“We are reminded every day of the dangers humanitarian workers continue to…
MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) confiscated 227,351 packs of illicit cigarettes in Brooke’s Point, Palawan.
In a statement on Wednesday, the BIR said the illicit cigarettes, worth PHP150.6 million in tax liability, were seized from seven…
ANKARA: The sun launched its largest solar flare in seven years on Tuesday, an American scientific and regulatory agency said.
The flare is the 17th largest solar flare ever recorded, the Space Weather Prediction Center, affiliated with the American …
LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bicol is targeting to generate around PHP10 million in sales as 50 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) join the Orgullo kan Bikol (OKB) Trade Fair at Shangri-La Plaza mall in Mandaluy…