MANILA: Volcanic smog or ‘vog’ has been observed over the Taal Caldera on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Phivolcs said the vog is affecting the municipalities of Agoncillo, Laurel, Balet…

MANILA: Fair weather and isolated rain showers will prevail over most areas in the country on Tuesday, the weather bureau reported.

“Except for cloud clusters which could cause rains over the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon and Mindana…

LONDON: Climate risks have already reached critical levels and could become “catastrophic” for Europe without urgent action, according to the European Environment Agency.

In its first-ever European Climate Risk Assessment, the agency warned that Euro…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has arrived in Berlin to start his three-day working visit to improve the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Germany.

Marcos, along with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and members of the Philip…

BACOLOD: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has allotted a budget of PHP66 million to assist sugarcane farmers in mitigating the effects of prolonged dry weather due to El Niño.

SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona, in a press conference at the…

Hanoi: The Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, and Industry and Trade, and the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) have called on people to join hands in reducing carbon footprint, towards net zero emissions, in response t…

Hanoi: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked localities to ensure resources for the implementation of policies towards the elderly, while addressing a hybrid meeting of the Vietnam National Committee on Ageing (VNCA) on March 12.

To take a better …

Hanoi: A project aiming to foster water and environment security in the Ma and Neun – Ca river basins and related coastal areas in Vietnam and Laos was launched in Hanoi on March 12.

The event was co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resou…