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SUPPORT TO COOPS. Agusan del Sur Governor Santiago Cane Jr. (standing, left) leads the distribution of PHP300,000 financial aid to seven local cooperatives in the province. The financial aid is under the Sustainable Cooperative Operation Performance Enhancement or SCOPE program of the agriculture office in Agusan del Sur. (Photo courtesy of PIO Agusan del Sur) BUTUAN CITY - At least nine local cooperatives in Agusan del Sur province have received PHP300,000 financial aid each from the provincial...

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. A technician of the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Caraga Region installs the High Frequency (HF) radio equipment in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, on Thursday (Sept. 1, 2022). The HF radio intends to boost the communication capabilities of the province, especially during and after disasters. (Photo courtesy of DICT-13) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Caraga Region (DICT-13) has installed HF...

(Photo courtesy of Department of Education) MANILA - Former President Fidel V. Ramos is considered a real patriot and a true champion of Philippine education, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said on Monday. Duterte made the statement as she and the Department of Education (DepEd) joined the nation in mourning the passing of the country's 12th President, popularly known as FVR, on Sunday. The Vice President, being a Mindanaoan, said she highly recognized the efforts mad...

INCOME GROWTH. The rise of disposable income in the country is expected to further boost growth of food and groceries delivery. This, along with an increasing number of people living in urban areas, a larger number of people using smartphones, and developed logistics can further boost e-commerce. (PNA file photo) MANILA - Food and groceries delivery is expected to grow further even if movement restrictions have been eased as disposable income and urbanization in the Philippines are projected to ...

BUTUAN CITY - Accreditations have been issued to 24 Child Development Centers (CDCs) in Agusan del Sur's town of Talacogon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) said Wednesday. In a statement, DSWD-13 said the accredited CDCs will help the agency ensure the strengthening of child development and protection programs in Talacogon, as mandated through Republic Act (RA) 6972, or the Barangay-Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act. "...

ANKARA - Global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade for the first time since the Cold War, according to an international study released on Monday. The world's nine nuclear-armed states -- the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea -- continue to modernize and expand their nuclear arsenals at a rate that will likely increase over the next decade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) found in its newly release...

US-Asean Special Summit, Washington D.C. (DFA photo) MANILA - The success of the recent US-Asean Special Summit sends a strong message of pushing for deeper economic engagement between the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, especially on more jobs and investments for the Philippines. Hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on May 12 and 13, the Philippine Embassy in the US said the special summit saw the US commitment to strengthen and expand its eng...

MANILA - More than 5,000 police officers have been dismissed from the service as a result of an intensified internal cleansing program of the Philippine National Police (PNP) since the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte started. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said in a statement sent to the media on Sunday that the latest data as of March 2022 show a total of 5,599 cops, 714 are involved in illegal drug-related cases, have been sacked since July 2016. Others were involved in cases rangi...

ISTANBUL -Saudi Arabia raised the number of Hajj pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to 1 million in 2022, authorities announced Saturday after two years of restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia released a statement that said Hajj is open to those under 65 years of age who have received approved Covid-19 vaccinations by the Saudi Ministry of Health. Pilgrims from abroad will be required to submit a negative reverse transcription...