The export value of timber and wood products hit 7.95 billion USD in the first half of 2024, up 21.2% year-on-year, and representing 52.3% of the plan set for the year, the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ha…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to streamline e-visa processing for Indian nationals to further boost tourism in the country.

Marcos issued the directive Wednesday during the 6th meeting of the Private Sector…

TAYABAS CITY: This city kicked off the observance of the 50th Nutrition Month on Thursday with a fun activity that aimed to strengthen mother-infant bond for the well-being of children under one year old.

Fourteen babies, aged 8 to 11 months, took pa…

TACLOBAN CITY: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday assured the immediate repair of damaged sections of the primary highway in Samar province with the allocation of PHP1.4 billion this year.

Speaking to officials and residents of Samar Island …

LEGAZPI CITY: Some 749 athletes, coaches, and other delegates from the Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol Region are now ready for the 2024 Palarong Pambansa to be hosted by Cebu City from July 9 to 16.

In a press conference here, DepEd Bicol R…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s freshly ended four-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) was a success, as seen in five aspects, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has told the media.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

MANILA: Gilas Pilipinas stunned the partisan crowd as the Filipinos scored huge upset against world no. 6 and host Latvia, 89-80, in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 in Riga, Latvia early Thursday (Manila time).

The Filipinos, ranked 37th…

MANILA: The Philippines exceeded its Gross National Income (GNI) per capita target for 2023 under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 and is on track to becoming an upper middle-income country in the next two years, National Economic and D…