NAGA CITY: The National Food Authority in Bicol Region (NFA-5) has surpassed its palay (unhusked rice) procurement target for 2024.

In Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, NFA-Bicol Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas said they already achieved 101.9…

MANILA: Senior officials of the House of Representatives of both the Philippines and Japan engaged in a productive exchange of best practices in legislation on Monday, sharing innovations they both employed in the legislature.

The legislative leaders…

LIPA CITY: The municipal government of Nasugbu in this province said its sugar farmers are managing to transition to other livelihood sources after the closure of the Central Azucarera Don Pedro, a major sugar manufacturing firm, in March.

During Tue…

DUMAGUETE CITY: The provincial government of Negros Oriental will begin distributing this week the 25-kilo of rice assistance for each farmer-beneficiary affected by the El Niño, officials said Tuesday.

In an interview, Provincial Agriculture Office …

MANILA: House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez and Japanese Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga have committed to enhancing the defense and security cooperation between the Philippines and Japan, as well as to expand trilateral cooperation with the Un…

OVIEDO: Spain had the lowest asylum acceptance rate in the EU in 2023, according to a report released on Monday by the Spanish Commission for Refugee Assistance (CEAR).

The Spanish refugee rights group found that Spain approved just 12 percent of asy…

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) has vowed to create an ‘enabling environment’ for investments and innovation in liquefied natural gas (LNG), recognizing its use as a substitute fuel while the country accelerates its green transition and builds …

MANILA: The State Department has reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) following China’s latest actions in the West Philippine Sea that involved a Chinese Coast Guard ‘ramming and towing’ a Filipino vessel.

Durin…