Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning 2.98 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The figures represent an increase of 10.4% in volume and 32% in value over th…

ILOILO CITY: A Department of Energy (DOE) official on Monday said PHP72 billion would be needed to fund the government’s goal of 100 percent total household electrification by 2028.

DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, during the 16th Media Se…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared August 15, 2024 a special non-working day in the province of Bulacan in celebration of its founding anniversary.

By the authority of the President, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Procl…

MANILA: A cleaner turned over to the management of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on Monday a bag containing PHP50,000 which he found in a pushcart.

Joshua Bustamante found the bag at around 7:20 a.m. in the arrival area and immediately inf…

CEBU CITY: Over 1,000 indigent residents in four villages of Cordova town, Cebu province received free medical checkups, medicines and other non-medical services during a civic action mission conducted by the Philippine Army reservists and volunteer d…

TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government will be honored at the Presidential Awards for Outstanding MSMEs 2024 at Malacañang Palace in Manila on July 10.

The province will be awarded for being an outstanding development partner in the …

MANILA: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has deployed an initial contingent to participate in the “Pitch Black” exercises hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) scheduled from July 12 to Aug. 2.

In a statement Monday, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma….

MANILA: Czech Republic bounced back from a third-set loss to beat Puerto Rico, 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18, in the final of the FIVB Women’s Challenger Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Sunday.

Opposite Gabriela Orvosova scored eight points in the fo…