MANILA: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Thursday conducted a cleanup of dangling wires in Intramuros, Manila to beautify and make the area safer for the public.
During the cleanup oper…
BACOLOD CITY: The Sugar Regulatory (SRA) is working to determine the actual volume of sugar-based products or ‘other sugars’ entering the country, believed to be affecting the demand for domestic sugar.
‘The first thing we will do is we will try to r…
ISTANBUL: Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Thursday, triggering a tsunami alert.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted southwestern Miyazaki province.
The earthquake was reported at around 0742GMT.
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MANILA: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday assured the sustainability of the contract growing program as it launched the sale of PHP29 per kilogram of rice in its Kadiwa site at the NIA Central Office in Quezon City.
This is the…
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday said the 6.3 percent growth of the Philippine economy in the second quarter of 2024 reflects the “effectiveness” of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s strategic economic policies amid global headwinds.
In…
MANILA: Local vehicle assemblers increased their sales in July 2024 by 6.1 percent to 39,331 units from 37,096 units in the same month in 2023, the joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manu…
MANILA: A new and modernized Dumaguete Airport will boost regional connectivity and air traffic in Region 6 (Western Visayas), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Thursday.
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the recently signed agreement bet…