MANILA: Groups advocating against malnutrition and stunting among children on Tuesday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for addressing child malnutrition and health needs in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).

In his SONA, Marcos ann…

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said they will conduct a study to verify if Q fever is endemic in the Philippines following the country’s first Q fever cases among imported goats from the United States last month.

‘M…

CEBU CITY: The reported resurgence in deaths of pigs in the upland village of Bonbon here should not be a cause for alarm.

Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the city government, particularly the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fishery (DVM…

MANILA: The Philippine Statistics Authority in Davao Region (PSA-11) on Tuesday vowed to assist in the ongoing probe against fraudulent birth registrations in a town in Davao del Sur.

This came after a 21-year-old Chinese national who applied for a P…

MANILA: United States-based Grandmaster (GM) Julio Catalino Sadorra will banner Team Philippines again in the 44th World Chess Olympiad scheduled from Sept. 10 to 23 in Budapest, Hungary.

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) has na…

MANILA: The municipality of Sibalom in Antique sought the approval of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for upgrading to pink or buffer zone status from its current red or African swine fever (ASF) – infected zone.

The reclassification into the pink…

MANILA: Talks are ongoing for flights between the Philippines and India, with initial chartered flights testing the Indian market expected to be out by the end of the year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday.

Speaking on the sidelines of th…

MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday said the utilization of idle funds from two government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) will help create more employment and boost economic growth.

Recto, during the post-State of the Nation Add…