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BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, put into operation in December 2021, has helped turn the landlocked country of Laos into a land-linked hub.
SAFE DRINKING WATER. GiftingLife Philippines Country Manager Liezel Salera-Manabat demos the use of filtration equipment to their beneficiary community in Davao del Norte on June 7, 2022. The group vowed Thursday (June 16, 2022) to provide more schools in Davao City with a filtration center and refilling station. (Contributed photo from GiftingLife) DAVAO CITY - An advocacy group on Wednesday assured wider access to clean and safe drinking water for students in Davao City. Liezel Salera-Manabat, the GiftingLife Philippines country manager, said her group is initially sourcing funds to set up w...
The Zamboanga City Medical Center. (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Poison Control Center (PCC) of the government-run Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) issued a warning to the public on the use of mosquito repellent due to possible N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) poisoning. Dr. Aeesha Pingli, PCC toxicologist, issued the warning Thursday as a dengue outbreak has been declared in the city. Pingli noted that mosquito repellents are currently being widely used to prevent dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases. DEET is one of the active ingredients being used in mosquito repellent ...
EVIDENCE. The pieces of evidence that anti-narcotics managed to seize from suspect Roland Diago Mascardo, a former town councilor in Socorro municipality, in Surigao del Norte. Mascardo, 37, was arrested Wednesday (June 15, 2022). (Photo courtesy of Ed Mapayo) BUTUAN CITY - A former councilor of Surigao del Norte's island town of Socorro was arrested in a PHP340,000 drug sting, authorities said Thursday. Dindo Abellanosa, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Caraga Region (PDEA-13), said Roland Diago Mascardo, 37, was arrested Wednesday in Brgy. Rizal, Socorro. &qu...
Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a subsequent EU ban on Russian flights, the estimated 800,000 Russian and Ukrainian holidaymakers that travel to Cyprus has dropped to nearly zero