MANILA: The US State Department criticized China for its ‘provocative actions’ in the West Philippine Sea, including the use of water cannons against a resupply boat that injured four Filipino service members while they were en route to Ayungin Shoal….
MANILA: The Philippines will lodge a protest against China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.
This, as he expressed ‘great alarm’ over China’s recent provocations in the WPS.
‘We conti…
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support to the proposal of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to ban disposable vapes.
In a statement Wednesday, the DOH said all vapes should be banned due to their harmful effects on health
MANILA: The Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) on Wednesday kept the Philippines’ investment-grade credit rating of ‘A-‘ with a stable outlook.
“The ratings mainly reflect the country’s high and sustained economic growth supported by solid domest…
MANILA: The effects of the El Niño phenomenon have caused more than PHP1 billion in agricultural damage across the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.
In its latest situation update, the NDRRM…
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday opened the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in the Philippines in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga.
‘The DOH was inspired by the concept of the LAB For All project, headed
MANILA: The Philippine Army (PA) announced Wednesday that it had deployed a 12-member contingent to the 3rd Japan-Philippine Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Cooperation Project in Tokyo, Japan.
PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala…
LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has provided cash assistance worth a total of PHP2.8 million to fisherfolk affected by the shear line in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte.
A shear line is the convergence of
