DAVAO CITY – The gross production value of mineral resources in Davao Region stood at PHP11.7 billion in 2023, an official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Davao Region (MGB-11) reported Tuesday.

During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas foru…

BACOLOD CITY – The price increase in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has led to higher residential power rates for July in Bacolod City and other localities in central and southern Negros Occidental.

Separate reports on Tuesday showed t…

My Tho city in the southern province of Tien Giang has two distinct types of noodle: hu tieu My Tho and hu tieu satay (hu tieu sa te). The latter has a texture and colour similar to beef stew, topped with tenderloin beef cuts instead of pork organs i…

North Korea has maintained an “extensive and multilayered” system of forced labor in a bid to use it as a means of controlling and monitoring its people for the interest of the state, a U.N. report showed Tuesday.

The United Nations Human Rights Off…

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday ordered an increased emergency response posture against the ongoing heavy downpours, giving instructions for a thorough evacuation of affected residents, according to his office.

The order was issued following brie…

A lawyer for first lady Kim Keon Hee said Tuesday it is true that Kim ordered her aide to return a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, asking media to refrain from “excessive speculation” on the matter.

Lawyer…

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Pamela Melroy, the deputy chief of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Tuesday to discuss space cooperation between the two countries, according to the foreign ministry.

During the …

TACLOBAN CITY – Officials agreed to relocate the proposed second San Juanico Bridge from nearby Babatngon town to this city, citing accessibility as the main reason, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here confirmed on…