MANILA: The sudden uptick in cases of respiratory illnesses or respiratory influenza-like illness (ILI) was due to the stronger monitoring and surveillance of the government in the health sector after the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, …
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in condemning North Korea’s reported firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan.
North Korea reportedly fired a…
MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) will follow its security template for the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, 2024 but will have stringent monitoring schemes following the Mindanao State University-Marawi bombing on Dec. 3.
PNP spokes…
ISTANBUL: The hole above the Earth’s ozone layer on the Antarctic ‘will have adverse impacts on the planet and human life,’ an expert told Anadolu as the hole is among the largest recorded, about three times the size of Brazil.
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to immediately finalize the discussion on the planned Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), stressing that the Philippines will continue to …
MANILA: Classes in all levels have been suspended here as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 all over Negros Occidental due to Tropical Depression Kabaya…
MANILA: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to give its side on the suit filed by Smartmatic, which challenged its disqualification from the bidding process for the automated election system for the 2025 midterm p…
MANILA: The city government here has declared two local holidays this week to celebrate its conversion into a highly urbanized city (HUC) and give families more time to prepare for Christmas Day.
Mayor Alfred Romualdez signed two executive orders sus…
