Day: July 4, 2025

Pyongyang: North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season. The “sweet meat” cooking competition, held recently at a large restaurant in the capital, drew around 200 cooks from across the city, twice the number who competed last year, the Korean Central Television reported Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, sweet meat refers to dog meat in North Korea. The broadcasting network quoted a city official as touting sweet meat soup as a traditional source

Iloilo: All schools divisions in Western Visayas have been ordered to strengthen security measures in school premises following two separate stabbing incidents in Antique and Iloilo this week involving learners. According to Philippines News Agency, in an interview on Friday, Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of Education in Western Visayas, said OIC-Regional Director Cristito Eco has emphasized that division superintendents and school heads can seek assistance from the police, particularly in schools identified as bullying hotspots. ‘These are schools with learners who are somehow assessed by our school heads to be at risk or part of gangs.

Ulan bator: The first Bulgarian scientific expedition to the foothills of the Sayano-Altai mountain range in Mongolia has returned, archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov said on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the expedition, led by Ovcharov and Mladen Stanev, Chair of the Association of Bulgarians Around the World, focused on the possible presence of shamanic traditions and other cultural borrowings in pagan Bulgaria from ancient Central Asian civilizations. Ovcharov stated that the main aim of the expedition was to search for evidence of shamanic practices and cultural elements from Central Asia that may have influenced pagan Bulgaria between the 7th and

Manila: The Philippines has welcomed eight additional Rohingya refugees who will pursue undergraduate degrees at selected universities across the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Friday. The eight, who arrived in Manila on Thursday, are beneficiaries of the Philippine government’s Complementary Pathways (CPath) program, which offers tertiary education opportunities and comprehensive support services to displaced Rohingya refugees in Southeast Asia. According to Philippines News Agency, the program is a reflection of Manila’s ‘enduring tradition of offering refuge and solidarity,’ the DFA said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). ‘(They will stay in the Philippines) at least until

Central luzon: Police units across Central Luzon scored significant victories in the government’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs, arresting four high-value targets (HVTs) and seizing over PHP1.3 million worth of suspected shabu in three provinces during back-to-back operations from July 3 to 4. According to Philippines News Agency, these arrests in Pampanga, Bulacan, and Bataan point to a synchronized, intelligence-driven strategy across regional police units and partner agencies. In Pampanga, operatives from the San Fernando City Police Station’s Drug Enforcement Unit arrested three individuals identified only by their aliases: ‘Edwin,’ ‘Maine,’ and ‘Bentaks.’ Police said they were caught during a