ABU DHABI: Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), underscored the need for increased investments in the oil industry to meet global energy demands and sustain economic growth.
He said thes…
ISTANBUL: Swedish-based tech company Ericsson announced on Monday that it will lay off 1,200 staff as part of its global initiatives to improve its cost position.
The staff reduction will be done in Sweden, Ericsson said.
Ericsson expects “a challen…
MANILA: The likelihood of La Niña developing by the second half of 2024 will prolong the drought condition until August and delay the onset of the rainy season, Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum said Tuesday.
In a Palace press
ILOILO: The Iloilo City Government is ready to declare a local African swine fever (ASF)-free status in a pink or buffer zone, according to the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA 6) on Tuesday.
‘After the outbreak, an LGU provided
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. calls for the construction of more high dams as a ‘long-term solution’ to the water supply problem, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said Tuesday.
‘Ang bilin po ng ating Pangulo at ito naman ang
MANILA: The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Tuesday welcomed the adoption of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the holy month of Ramadan.
In a s…
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday deported two Japanese nationals tagged as members of the notorious ‘Luffy’ gang.
Sugano Kazushi and Shimoeda Saito were deported back to their homeland via a Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo early Tuesd…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed appreciation to the government of India for its ‘swift and decisive action’ in rescuing Filipino crew members of MV True Confidence, the merchant ship attacked by Houthi rebels while plying the Gulf …
