MANILA: Malacañang said Saturday the business agreements secured by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Chinese firms would help reduce the prices of fertilizer, a vital part of the administration’s current bid to help farmers and ensure food security. Two Chinese fertilizer-manufacturing companies have recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Philippine International Trading […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Bay Area bucked the absence of Andrew Nicholson and held off Ginebra, 94-86, in Game 4 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals before 17,236 fans at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday night. Kobey Lam caught fire for the Dragons as he led their fightback, where they held the Gin […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: A low-pressure area (LPA) and the northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” are seen to bring overcast skies and rains over most of the country on Saturday. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA was last estimated at 1,000 km. east of Southeastern Mindanao. […]
Continue ReadingBUTUAN CITY: A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed while another was wounded in an armed encounter with troopers of the 65th Infantry Battalion (65IB) at the boundary of barangays Taligaman and Bugsukan here on Friday afternoon. In a statement on Saturday, the 65IB said they dispatched a team after residents alerted them […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK: One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea in Hawaii, has erupted again, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, or HVO, detected a glow in Kilauea’s summit at about 4:34 p.m. local time on Thursday. “Kīlauea’s summit eruption continues and is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater […]
Continue ReadingHOUSTON, United States: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a new drug that appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA said Leqembi — known chemically as lecanemab — will be prescribed to patients with mild or early stages of the brain-deteriorating disease. The drug is the […]
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