MANILA: The removal of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers’ controversial provision that would have mandated the payment of the execution bond is a victory for seafarers, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday.
Hontiveros hailed the members of th…
ILOILO CITY: The Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) advised farmers with harvestable crops vulnerable to rain to start harvesting in preparation for the cloud seeding set in Western Visayas next week.
PAO head Dr. Ildefonso Toledo informed Il…
TACLOBAN CITY: The country’s first mussel glycogen extraction plant will rise in this city, ensuring fishermen’s stable income amid the frequent occurrence of the red tide phenomenon.
Primarily funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Phili…
DAVAO CITY: Task Force Davao (TFD) seized PHP8.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Sirawan entry point in Barangay Sirawan, Toril District before dawn Thursday.
In a statement, TFD commander Col. Darren Comia said the operation with the Dav…
TEHRAN: High-ranking officials from at least 68 countries attended a ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday to pay respect to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions killed in a helicopter crash this weekend.
The ceremony was held hours after hun…
