Fewer tropical cyclones expected this year
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is expecting up to 16 tropical cyclones this year, one or two of them next month.
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Press Release - Bong Go highlights role of cooperatives in empowering communities as he provides support through Malasakit sa Kooperatiba program in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go emphasized the crucial role of cooperatives in communities during the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba program spearheaded by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with the support of the senator on Thursday, May 30.
Coo pumadyak ng silver sa Asian BMX championships | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Inangkin ni national athlete Patrick Bren Coo ang silver medal sa men’s elite category ng 2024 Asian Cycling Confederation BMX Championships sa Kamol Sports Park sa Nong Chok, Thailand.
PNP to form committees to review dismissed cases
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police would establish committees to review cases filed by the PNP that were dismissed in court, an official said yesterday.
Philippines hosts peer review exercise on export controls
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines hosted with Singapore the first-ever regional peer review exercise on export controls in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Not Filipino enough
In the current feeding frenzy over Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s allegedly questionable citizenship (to which I admittedly contributed with my tongue-in-cheek take two weeks ago), a consensus appears to have formed that Mayor Guo isn’t Filipino, or isn’t Filipino enough. All kinds of “tests” of “Filipino-ness” have come up online, things that every homegrown Pinoy is supposed to know: dinuguan, chismis, Dolphy, chaka, peks man, etc.
Government to import 5,000 heads of cattle
MANILA, Philippines — To boost the country’s local milk production, the National Dairy Authority (NDA) targets to import at least 5,000 cattle – a move that would allow the NDA to produce 80 million liters of milk by 2028.
EDITORIAL — Circumventing the rules
On March 25 this year, President Marcos issued Administrative Order No. 18, banning government officials and personnel from using sirens, blinkers, dome lights and similar devices. Exempted from the wang-wang ban are official vehicles of the military, police and National Bureau of Investigation as well as ambulances, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.