TACLOBAN: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here has kicked off its 20-day tutorial program to enhance the reading capabilities of elementary students in Samar province.

Dubbed ‘Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program’ (TBT…

BUTUAN: The Department of Health-Caraga (DOH-13) is intensifying the implementation of the 8-Point Action Agenda to address the region’s pressing health concerns, including the increasing cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

‘The agency conti…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae Yong in Seoul on July 2, as part of his ongoing official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK). Samsung, a multinational electronics firm of the RoK with revenue…

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Kim Jin-pyo, chairperson of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s global innovation research association and former Speaker of the country’s National Assembly, in Seoul on July 2.

Source: Vietnam News Agen…

ATHENS: Greece just sweated through its hottest June in over a dozen years, the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday.

June 2024 was marked by several days with higher positive temperature deviations than usual, resulting in the warmest …

MANILA: Ride-hailing app Grab has rolled out a new feature that allows passengers going to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to book their rides for up to seven days in advance starting this month.

Passengers only need to go to the app’s …

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized the private yacht allegedly used to transport the PHP9.6 billion worth of shabu which was intercepted at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas last April.

In a news release Tuesday, the BOC said its officers f…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured that the soaring retail prices of tomatoes will go down in a week or two following the current harvest.

As of Monday, tomatoes in Metro Manila are being sold at PHP120 to PHP180 per kilo, …