MANILA: Dive tourism contributed at least PHP73 billion to the country’s coffers in 2023, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday.
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco shared the figures during the opening of the three-day Philippine Interna…
MANILA: The Marcos administration has made significant strides in addressing the shortage of nurses in the country, Malacañang said Friday.
The government’s ‘quick wins’ were enumerated during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s meeting with the Priv…
MANILA: Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Thursday said the provincial government has frontline strategies to help farmers suffering from the scarcity of water due to the El Niño phenomenon.
Defensor, citing the Provincial Agriculture’s Office report, …
MANILA: Electric utility provider More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has commenced the operation of its new control tower, which is equipped with a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.
‘The SCADA system will be the key fea…
MANILA: An investigation is now underway into the hacking of the official Facebook page of the city government of Marikina, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Friday.
In a phone interview, Teodoro said the Facebook page of the Marikina Public Information O…
MANILA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers of the risks related to using smartwatches or smart rings that measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin.
“These devices are different than smartwatch applications that d…
MANILA: Kidney patients living on Bantayan Island in Cebu’s extreme north and Camotes Islands in the province’s eastern seaboard will no longer have to travel to the mainland for their treatment as the provincial government here will open a dialysis
MANILA: Pope Francis has appointed a new archbishop of Caceres.
Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, 53, was named as the new head of the archdiocese based on an order from the Vatican released on Thursday night.
He will oversee the pastoral
