Altas hopes to shed bridesmaid image this season

The Perpetual Help Junior Altas is fed up of being just the bridesmaid. This season they are eyeing no less than the crown. That’s the mission for last year’s runners up Altas starting Feb. 18 when the NCAA Season 100 kicks off its juniors basketball tournament. “For me, the titles we earned during the off-season,…

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DA distributes over 32K doses of ASF vaccines

Around 32,089 doses of AVAC live vaccines from Vietnam have been distributed under the Department of Agriculture’s government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF). “Marami naman na silang nabakunahan almost 33,000 doses na-administer nila sa 11 municipalities in five provinces,” DA spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said in an interview on Tuesday. He said the vaccination…

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Field trials of avian flu vaccine to be completed by March

At least two field trials of vaccines against the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are set to be completed by the end of the first quarter. “Iyong nagfi-field trial ay galing Hungary at Germany at ini-expect nating matatapos ng first quarter,” DA spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said in an interview on Tuesday. The DA did not disclose the vaccine…

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Senate urged to pass nuclear power regulatory framework bill

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said during a press briefing in Malacañang that the House of Representatives has already approved the nuclear power regulatory framework bill on its third and final reading; however, the legislative measure was still undergoing Senate deliberations. “We are optimistic that the Senate will be able to move it…

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3 weather systems affect Phl

Three weather systems — the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, the easterlies, and the shear line — are affecting the country on Wednesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 4:00 a.m. bulletin, the state weather bureau said Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, and Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies…

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