Category: General

SEOUL: A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said. The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the presidential compound while monitoring the latest batch of balloons flown by the North earlier in the day. North Korea has sent thousands of trash-filled balloons toward South Korea since May in protest of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets sent by activists in South Korea across the border. “An investigation by the chemical, biological and radiological response team showed the objects did not present a

DAVAO CITY: Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. is optimistic that his province will receive much-needed development aid and investment opportunities after participating in the Mindanao Development Forum 2024, which culminated here Thursday. In a press briefing Thursday, Demerey said the forum has become a platform that would unlock the province’s potentials with the help of foreign and domestic investors. ‘I am hopeful that not only investments will come in, but also assistance. I have been with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for two days, and I saw potential connections where the programs implemented in certain areas

ROME: The national statistics agency Istat said Wednesday that Italy’s population would continue to shrink in the coming decades, with the number of residents set to be down by about 4 million in 2050. Istat projected that the country’s resident population will decrease from about 59 million in 2023 to 58.6 million in 2030, 54.8 million in 2050, and 46.1 million in 2080. It said about half of the Italian population would not be of working age in 2050. The ratio of individuals aged 15 to 64 with respect to those not of working age (under 14 and more than

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has completed its assistance to livestock farmers in Camiguin Island province consisting of a swine production project worth PHP10.7 million. A report released by the DA-10 on Wednesday showed that 590 farmers were given 843 “upgraded” swine and 1,571 bags of feeds. In a statement, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan said the assistance is under the Initiative for Recovery and Expansion-Sentinel Protocol, which is designed to revive areas affected by African swine fever (ASF). “The project seeks to strengthen the province’s ability to produce an adequate

PALO: At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29. The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enrollment as of Thursday morning only represented 57.43 percent of the actual number of learners logged in the last academic year. DepEd Eastern Visayas assistant regional director Ronelo Firmo said they expect the figure to go up until the first few weeks of the new school year. ‘The recent trend is decreasing annually, especially for kindergarten and elementary,