MANILA: States are urged to establish a marine protected area (MPA) within the high seas of the South China Sea (SCS) once the United Nations High Seas Treaty eventually enters into force.
The deal, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond
DUMAGUETE CITY: Authorities in Negros Oriental are closely monitoring at least seven towns and cities against avian influenza as migratory birds continue arriving from countries experiencing the winter season.
Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer o…
TACLOBAN: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) would expand its “Register Anywhere Project (RAP)” in six capital towns and cities in Eastern Visayas to encourage more voters to register for the 2025 midterm polls.
Speaking to reporters, Comelec East…
MANILA: The Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) has appointed De La Salle University’s Roland Kraut as coach of the U-14 boys team that will compete in the World Juniors pre-qualifying scheduled from Feb. 12 to 17 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Lucas
BACOLOD CITY: Some 166,005 rice farmers in Western Visayas have received certified seeds for the 2024 dry season, a report from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-Negros Station on Thursday showed.
The distribution of certified seeds, …
MANILA: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans settled at 3.23 percent as of end-December last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
Data released by the BSP on Thursday showed that the
