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Day: August 14, 2023

14 truckloads of trash gathered in P. Princesa’s picking tilt

The city government here is devising creative new ways to get citizens on board with its ‘Save the Bays’ initiative. In a press briefing on Monday, city information officer Richard Ligad reported that about 14 garbage trucks full of rubbish were colle…

Landslide in China’s Shaanxi province kills 21

A total of 21 people died after a rain-triggered landslide hit China’s Shaanxi province, officials said Sunday. The highway in the west of Xi’an city was damaged due to the landslide caused by the flash flood that started Friday night, Emergency Manag…

Start change by choosing new village execs, CBCP urges faithful

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday urged the faithful to initiate change in their communities by casting their votes in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). CBCP Office on Ste…

DOST grants Bulacan farmers’ group food processing equipment

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided food processing equipment to a farmers’ association in Bulacan province. The equipment will be used by Talbak Fruits and Coffee Growers Association (TFCGA) based in Doña Remedios Trinidad to…

Sagay City mangrove island gets P1.5-M aid to improve facilities

The globally-recognized Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-Park in Sagay City, Negros Occidental has obtained funding assistance of almost PHP1.5 million from the Berkeley, California-based non-profit organization Seacology to improve its facilities. Through t…