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THE United States (US) and the Philippines have discussed ways to “deepen” their cooperation on energy security, energy access and the clean energy transition, the US Department of State (DoS) said. It said that the two countries launched on April 17 the inaugural US-Philippines Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD). The EPD …

THE National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has named the Quezon Memorial Shrine as a national cultural treasure as the country celebrates the 145th birth anniversary of former President Manuel Luis Quezon. A staff of the Quezon City Memorial Circle installs Philippine flags around the Quezon Memorial Shrine on Friday, …

MOST parts of Luzon including Metro Manila will have clear skies on Sunday but Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers because of the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. “Good news because we have not monitored any weather disturbance in …

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has warned the public against unauthorized groups and individuals using Facebook to spread “inaccurate and misleading information” on the DMW's direct hiring processes. “The public is hereby warned of proliferating on Facebook chat and groups intended for direct hire applicants, giving inaccurate and misleading …

THE southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat” will intensify in the next few days and will dump rains across the country, the state-run weather bureau said Saturday. “While there is no tropical cyclone or any weather disturbances that are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) for the …

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Pasig River Ferry Services has announced that operations will be normal during the remaining holidays in August and the FIBA World Cup. Pasig River ferry File Photo by Rene H. Dilan There will be regular ferry services on August 21, Ninoy Aquino Day; August …

Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 kilometres west of Kamloops, police say. Subcontractors were driving home from fighting fires when their pickup hit a semi near Walhachin, B.C. Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 …

A MAJORITY of Filipinos consider China as the “greatest threat” to the Philippines, and backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s approach of not yielding to Asia's superpower amid its provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea, according to the latest survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia. In the Pahayag 2023 First …

A consumer watchdog called on AirAsia Philippines to honor its promise to its passengers to refund tickets for canceled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) president Rodolfo Javellana Jr. said in a statement issued on Wednesday that AirAsia's failure to refund the tickets of their …

FORMER senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino has been selected as a member of the 2023 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, which is Yale University's signature global leadership program. FORMER senator Benigno Paolo ‘Bam’ Aquino 4th. TMT FILE PHOTO The only Filipino in the group, Aquino will join 15 other …