Residents in the southern and eastern parts of the Philippines are urged to take precautions as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is poised to dump scattered to heavy rains across several regions, according to the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported Monday that the ITCZ, currently affecting Mindanao,…
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday on the second stop of his first overseas trip since becoming pontiff in May, coming from Türkiye. The Pope was welcomed at Rafik Hariri International Airport by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi. Crowds…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday held talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida as Washington pushes for a revised peace plan to end the Ukraine crisis. “The end goal, obviously, is not just the end of the war,” Rubio said in brief…
The opening of a new stock farm in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija is reviving confidence in the country’s bid to modernize its dairy industry, long hampered by low local production and reliance on imported milk. Built through a ₱59-million investment by the Department of Agriculture and the National Dairy Authority, the General Tinio Stock Farm…
Emmanuel “Jimuel” Pacquiao Jr. stepped into the professional ring for the first time on Sunday (Manila time), emerging with a majority draw after a spirited four-round showdown against Chicago prospect Brendan Lally at the Pechanga Resort Casino in California. With his parents Manny Pacquiao and Jinkee watching closely from ringside, the 24-year-old Pacquiao Jr. showed…