Interestingly called the GC Ville, short for Giant Clam Village, the 9.7-hectare mollusks habitat adjacent to the famous Lakawon Island Resort highlights the marine conservation initiatives of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental. As of July, it is home to about 2,718 giant clams, considered as endangered species, after more than three years of spawning. Declared … Read more
MANILA: The Quezon City government has recorded its first mpox (previously monkeypox) case, nearly two weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the country’s first case this year. The patient, a 37-year-old male and a resident of the city, is currently admitted at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. He started exhibiting symptoms on Aug. … Read more
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday said it is fact-checking the testimonies of Shiela Guo, the alleged sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, given the supposed loopholes in her narratives. During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said the government is seriously investigating the escape of … Read more
MANILA: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) decommissioning and the Moro National Liberation Front’s (MNLF) profiling are key to peaceful elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim (BARMM) in 2025, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said Saturday. Dennis Legaspi, director of OPAPRU International Private Partnership Office, said … Read more
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X across the country on Friday. The decision follows accusations that X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has repeatedly disregarded Brazilian court orders and regulations. “(Following) repeated, conscious, and willful non-compliance with court orders and non-compliance with the daily fines imposed, in … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines expressed its ‘serious concern’ over the latest ramming incident in Escoda Shoal, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez said on Saturday afternoon. This was after China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5205 on Saturday repeatedly rammed into BRP-Teresa Magbanua, the biggest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed in … Read more