Day: July 15, 2025

Manila: The Philippines remains on track to achieving its food security targets under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. despite various calamities in 2024, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday. In an interview, DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa stated that this was made possible through the government’s intensified recovery efforts in the agriculture sector despite a challenging year marked by the combined effects of the El Ni±o phenomenon, La Ni±a, successive typhoons, Mt. Kanlaon eruption, African swine fever (ASF), and bird flu. According to Philippines News Agency, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) year-on-year growth

Manila: Gokongwei-led airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) continues to record growth, flying 13.9 million passengers for the first half of 2025, up 20.8 percent from the 11.5 million tally in the first half of 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, CEB’s president Xander Lao stated that their load factors have increased in the first half of 2025 despite a seat growth of more than 20 percent. Lao highlighted the persistent demand for air travel within their network. However, he also mentioned that the airline’s capacity for the second half of June was reduced due to the onset of the leaner season.

Manila: The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has agreed to promote the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship (MWCH), which the country will host in September. The partnership was launched Tuesday via a festive train trip from the busy Recto Station to the LRT-2’s depot in Santolan in Pasig City. According to Philippines News Agency, starting Tuesday, commuters using Line 2 will see promotional materials for the FIVB MWCH inside and outside of the trains. LRTA Administrator Hernando Cabrera announced this initiative during a brief program attended by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairperson Patrick Gregorio and Philippine National Volleyball Federation

Manila: Six out of the 91 bones retrieved from Taal Lake are believed to be of human origin, according to a Philippine National Police Forensic Group (PNP FG) official. This revelation comes as the search for the missing sabungeros, or cockfighting enthusiasts, continues. According to Philippines News Agency, the bones were recovered from five sacks during ongoing search operations at Taal Lake, which began last Thursday. Lt. Col. Edmar Dela Torre, PNPFG DNA Laboratory Division office-in-charge, confirmed that of the 91 bone fragments retrieved, six could possibly be human. He explained that forensic experts identified them through morphological analysis. Dela

Manila: Four Filipinos, aged 27 to 46, were repatriated from Cambodia after falling victim to scam syndicates operating in Southeast Asia, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado stated that an investigation is underway involving individuals possibly linked to trafficking the victims, who arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on July 12 via a Philippine Airlines flight from Phnom Penh. “We are investigating all leads, including internal lapses, and will not hesitate to file charges against any personnel found to be complicit to this crime,” he said