DUMAGUETE CITY: Authorities are scrambling to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) following the detection of new cases in Barangay West Balabag, Valencia town in Negros Oriental, officials said Thursday.
‘The ASF cases in Valencia are a r…
MANILA: unsung heroes who have demonstrated excellence and dedication in their public service have been recognized by the Metrobank Foundation as outstanding Filipinos this year.
The Metrobank Foundation honored four teachers, three police officers a…
BAGUIO CITY: Dengue cases in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has started a downtrend but a regional Department of Health (DOH) official urged the public not to be complacent.
‘We are now on Code White with cases in the last two weeks showi…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao hopes the replacement for three ex-officio members of the provincial board can already take their oath on Friday so the Sangguniang Panlalawigan can have a quorum when it goes on session next …
CEBU CITY: An unemployed man from Tagbilaran City, Bohol was arrested during a sting operation in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-7 reported.
The suspect identified as Mark Nin~o Caliniahan, 26, yielded …
MANILA: Zero Plete beat Isabella Tabanas with a birdie in the playoff to capture the girls’ 13-15 title of the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 3 at Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon on Thursday.
Plete was behind by three shots at the start of the fina…
Three South Korean LPGA Tour players were well off the first-round pace at the women’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
World No. 3 Amy Yang was the best South Korean after shooting an even 72 at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, so…
South Korea lost to China in the semifinals of the women’s table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, going down without much of a fight against the world No. 1 unit.
Shin Yu-bin, Jeon Ji-hee and Lee Eun-hye went down 3-0 against Sun…
Kim Hong-gul, a former lawmaker and the youngest son of late former President Kim Dae-jung, on Thursday defended his decision to sell his father’s former residence, originally intended to be revamped into a memorial hall to uphold the former presiden…