ILOILO CITY: Local and international outdoor sports enthusiasts will gather at the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras for the third leg of the International Open Water Swim Circuit: Experience Water Visayas on June 29-3…

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday denounced the ‘illegal and aggressive actions’ of the Chinese near the Ayungin Shoal on June 17, which severely injured a Philippine Navy personnel and damaged Filipino vessels.

In a statem…

TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) has prepositioned at least 80 percent of rice seeds and fertilizers for farmers ahead of rainy days in the second half of the year.

DA-8 (Eastern Visayas) Regional Executive Director Andrew Orais said…

TACLOBAN CITY: Old logging roads will be used in the ongoing construction of the PHP3.31 billion Basey-Maydolong Road to reduce the number of trees that will be uprooted in the construction of a new highway meant to link this city to Borongan, the cap…

MANILA: Several Japanese companies expressed intent to expand their operations in the Philippines, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.

Recto in a Viber message to the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday said one company is planning to spend roughly P…

BUTUAN CITY: At least 62,740 farmlands in the Caraga Region now have access to major markets following the completion of 108.5 kilometers of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) by the regional Department of Agriculture (DA-13) office under the administration …

MANILA: High levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or bad cholesterol could be genetic in origin, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) said Wednesday.

PHA president Rodney Jimenez said the presence of high LDL levels in both parents may cause th…

JERUSALEM: Seeking to address a labor shortage, Israeli officials approved a quota of 92,000 foreign workers to fill jobs in agriculture, industry, hotels and restaurants, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Tuesday.

This marks the first time Is…