DA: BPI eyes more mobile labs for vegetable testing in NCR

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) plans to deploy more mobile laboratories to do sampling and testing of microbial contaminants in vegetables in markets in the National Capital Region (NCR).

This came after E. …

PBBM: Conditions for Quiboloy’s surrender ‘immaterial’

MANILA: The conditions set for the surrender of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy are “immaterial,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

In an interview during an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas in the cit…

PH bags 8 major tourism awards; ‘Love’ slogan feted

MANILA: The Philippines bagged eight major tourism wins, including the best luxury island destination for Boracay, in the Asia category of the prestigious 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA).

The WTA Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony held at the City of Dr…

P3.4-M ‘shabu’ seized from CAFGU militiaman in Lanao Sur

Authorities arrested an active member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and seized PHP3.4 million worth of shabu during an entrapment operation in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur, on Tuesday afternoon.

Director Gil Cesario Castro of the …

House approves Phivolcs modernization bill on final reading

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved on the third and final reading a measure seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

A total of 183 lawmakers voted in favor of Hous…