A total of 30,806 pieces of non-compliant and uncertified products valued at P4.6 million were destroyed by the Department of Trade and Industry–Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) in Marikina City on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Ceremonial Destruction of Violative Products activity was...
The Parañaque City government received a Special Citation Award from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for its dynamic development of transport and logistics infrastructure that reinforces its position as a major hub. The PCCI presented the recognition to the city government...
The city government of Parañaque is mobilizing its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), General Services Office (GSO), and Office of the Building Official (OBO) teams to ensure the city remains resilient against the severely powerful earthquake that is expected to hit Metro...
GENEVA — The United Nations chief delivered a strong defense of science and meteorology on Wednesday, praising the U.N. weather agency for helping save lives by keeping watch for climate disasters around the world. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to the World Meteorological Organization...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday. The items,...
WASHINGTON — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a...
TEL AVIV, Israel — As top U.S. officials and envoys visit Israel this week to try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to publicly ease concerns within Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the region. “We...
While Marikina’s local shoe industry continues to thrive, the city government continues to strengthen support and promotion for locally made footwear amid the growing presence of imported products. Noel Evangelista, general manager of C Point Shoe, a local shoe store and manufacturer, said the...
The San Juan City government has allocated P1,000,000 as financial aid for the province of Davao Oriental after powerful earthquakes rocked the region earlier in October, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, Oct. 21. According to Zamora, the aid was made possible through its City...
A notorious jeepney robber, who was also involved in illegal drug trade, was arrested in Taytay, Rizal, authorities said on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Personnel of the Taytay Municipal Police Station conducted an operation following numerous tags and reports from concerned citizens on its Facebook page of...
Hundreds of protesters trooped to the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to call for a stop to China 's aggression toward Filipino fishermen and demanded the country to stop its unlawful incursions and environmental destruction in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), including...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso appealed to the public to never hurt firemen and other emergency responders during emergency operations after two fire volunteers were assaulted by some residents during a fire in Barangay 650, Port Area, Manila, last Oct. 17. Domagoso made the...
