MANILA: Divers working on the sunken Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova have continued to work on sealing 24 valves that were found to be leaking oil. In a situation update on Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the operation was done by divers of Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. – the contracted salvor for…
MANILA: Secretary Alfredo Pascual has stepped down as head of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Wednesday. In a statement posted on social media, the PCO said Pascual’s resignation will take effect on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has met with Pascual at Malacañan…
MANILA: Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile scored the delays in the resolution of cases pending against him before the courts. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a legislative hearing at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Enrile said he welcomes the Supreme Court decision to allow the Sandiganbayan to proceed with the…
LAOAG CITY: Some 100 selected stunted children from this city on Wednesday received nutribun and pasteurised milk while their parents underwent nutrition counselling and got food packs and kitchen garden kits. “For 120 days, these children aged 0-5 years old will be supplied with nutribun and pasteurised milk as part of the continuing supplementary feeding…
MANILA: Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa on Wednesday said there is no bird flu outbreak in Tarlac. ‘Good news, negative po lahat ng samples (all of the samples are negative) from Tarlac,’ de Mesa said in a Viber message, dispelling fears of consumers and industry players of a bird flu outbreak. He said this…
ILOILO CITY: This city will be conferred the first ASEAN Smoke-free Award (ASA) during the opening session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations health ministers meeting on Aug. 8 in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Task Force (ICAST) Executive Director Iñigo Garingalao said the city is the only recipient of…
