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Day: March 8, 2024

Isolated rains over parts of PH due to easterlies, ‘amihan’

MANILA: The northeast monsoon or “amihan” affecting Northern Luzon will bring cloudy skies with light rains over Batanes and Cagayan, as well as partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, the weathe…

DA, IRRI rice intervention convergence feasible by 2H 2024

MANILA: A partnership expansion with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for rice intervention convergence may be feasible by the second half of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco…

DSWD pays tribute to women volunteers

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) lauded the contribution of over 1.5 million women volunteers in its community-driven development programs.

‘Malaki ang tiwala ng DSWD sa lakas ng mga kababaihan. Ang kanilang lakas ang n…

High-level executives joining US trade mission to PH next week

MANILA: The White House announced on Friday (Manila time) that 22 high-level business executives will be part of the delegation of US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in her Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to Manila from March 11 to 12.

TikTok faces shutdown threat amid Biden campaign

ISTANBUL: A House of Representatives bill that aims to ban TikTok in the US drew flak on Thursday, a month after US President Joe Biden’s campaign joined the popular platform in a bid to woo younger voters.

‘TikTok is at risk of being shut down in th…