The Muong Thanh rice field in Dien Bien province is the largest in Vietnam’s northwestern region, covering an area of over 140 square kilometres and stretching over 20 kilometres across several communes and wards in Dien Bien district and Dien Bien P…
Day: October 7, 2024
Manila: The local stock barometer improved at the start of the trading week, while peso depreciated against the US dollar.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) increased by 1.16 percent to 7,554.68, with All Shares also higher by 1.02 percent t…
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas provinces are becoming hotspots for the trade of smuggled cigarettes in the central Philippines this year, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said in its report.
In the Visayas region, Biliran province has the …
Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is studying how it could include emergency care services in the benefit packages offered to members next year.
PhilHealth Health Finance Policy Sector senior vice president Israel Franc…
Manila: The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday launched a school-based information program (SBIP) to protect school-age children from measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria and cervical cancer.
The program als…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – La Union Vice Governor Mario Eduardo Ortega filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor on Monday, pitting him against granddaughter, incumbent Governor Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David, in the 2025 midterm polls.
Vi…
Manila: The Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) on Monday said it has seized 37 loose firearms in five-day operations to ensure the safety of the public against the unauthorized use of firearms.
In a statement, PRO 3 chief Brig. Gen. Redri…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Northern Mindanao experienced a surge in the certificate of candidacy (COC) filings on Monday, just a day before the deadline, with all events remaining peaceful.
In Misamis Oriental, Go…