Fueling the future: SM Prime unveils groundbreaking waste-to-fuel partnership
MANILA, Philippines — SM Prime has entered a joint venture with GUUN Co. Ltd (GUUN), with SM Prime holding 70% of the equity of the Philippine joint venture company.
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Biden tells Netanyahu plan needed for Rafah residents' safety
WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that a military operation in the overcrowded city of Rafah in southern Gaza should not proceed unless a plan for "ensuring the safety" of the population was laid out first, the White House said.
Army intensifies search in Davao landslide area
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army has ramped up its search and rescue efforts to save missing persons in the mining community devastated last week by a landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro.
Farmers ask NIA: What happened to billions for irrigation?
MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has asked the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to explain how it spent the multibillion-peso budget for irrigation.
Koko wants drone operations regulated
MANILA, Philippines — A measure that would regulate ownership and operation of drones by private persons is being pushed by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III as the gadgets may be used to violate rights, exploited by terrorists or pose a hazard to aircraft.
Philippines: Earthquake halts landslide rescue efforts
Rescue operations that had been underway following a deadly landslide in the Mindanao region of the Philippines were forced to stop on Saturday after the region was hit by a strong earthquake.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.6 quake struck the region at 11:22 a.m. (0322 GMT).The quake was 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, GFZ added.
BOC: Cases of outright smuggling on the rise
MANILA, Philippines — There has been an increase in the number of cases of outright smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Friday.
Girl, 13, kills father in Batangas
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A 13-year-old girl killed her father in Barangay Pinagkaisahan in Cuenca, Batangas on Friday, police said.