DAVAO CITY: The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council, Incorporated (PPDCI) has identified the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as suitable for oil palm plantations.
‘With so much land available, we don’t have to go far. Even…
ANKARA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the monkeypox (mpox) situation a ‘public health emergency of international concern.’
‘A public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under internation…
MANILA: Some PHP706.09 million worth of assistance has been provided to families affected by the effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina that devastated a large part of the country last July, the National Disaster Ri…
ISTANBUL: Thailand’s parliament said it will meet Friday to choose a new prime minister after the Constitutional Court removed Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday over an ethics violation.
A candidate nominated for prime minister must win the support of mo…
SEOUL: North Korea’s crop output for this year could be dented by severe floods from the latest heavy rains and a possible increase in pest infestations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday.
North Korea is expected to receive a…
MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has renewed her call on Congress to pass the pending Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized (PBBM) Governance Bill.
In a statement issued Thursday, the DBM said i…
COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provided medical assistance to the government-run Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) as part of its health care support program for the region’s indigents.
‘BARMM con…