MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday that the Philippines looks forward to crafting a “balanced and modern” free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) as negotiations for the deal resume soon.
The DFA said the
DUMAGUETE CITY: Fourteen former rebels (FRs) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) from Negros Oriental have received over PHP910,000 government financial assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Pr…
MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) targets to publish on Monday the new joint administrative order (JAO) on higher discount on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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KORONADAL CITY: Environmentalists in Sarangani province have documented a pair of Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) engaged in rare mating behavior.
Cirilo Lagnason Jr., Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) protected area superinten…
MANILA: The Committee on Public Services chaired by Senator Grace Poe shall seek a consensus on the proposed franchise revocation of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) once the bill is transmitted to the Senate and referred to the panel.
Thi…
BAGUIO CITY: A PHP3 billion (USD55 million) 15-megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy project in Sablan, Benguet aims to help this city lower waste management cost.
In a briefing here Wednesday night, Robert John Sobrepeña, board chair of publicly listed Metr…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the reopening of temporarily closed rice warehouses, following the preventive suspension of 141 officials and employees of the National Food Authority (NFA).
In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Fra…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) is optimistic that the construction of the PHP30 million multi-species freshwater hatchery in Camarines Sur will increase the local production of fish and create more opport…
