The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday warned of significant volcanic smog or “vog” active forming over Taal Caldera and its surrounding areas as degassing of the Taal Main Crater continues. In an advisory issue…
Five persons, including three Korean nationals died while two others were seriously injured when the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were riding collided head-on with a truck along Doña Remedios Trinidad Highway in Barangay Sabang, Baliwag City, thi…
Roberto “Butch” Galicia, former chief of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) regional bureau based in Cotabato City, died in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada on June 5 at age 69, his family announced. Galicia was born in Sampaloc, Manila on March 12, 1954. A…
The year 2021 witnessed a tragic reality in the United States, as one person died every 11 minutes as a direct consequence of gun violence, according to a report released Tuesday. Titled “U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting of a Public Health Cri…
The government is doing its best to improve the business climate in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured a group of Filipino-Chinese business leaders on Wednesday. During the oath-taking of the new set of officers of the Federati…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a new plan on Tuesday to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030. “Brazil is largely responsible for the planet’s climate balance because of the Amazon rainforest,’ said Lula during an event for …
