Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

By Agence France-Presse On Saturday, July 5, rescuers searched for 27 girls that were missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50 people in the U.S. state. Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place...

PBBM vows expanded coverage, addresses concerns about P20/kg rice program in his vlog

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. took note of the significant strides made by the Philippine government in bringing rice prices down and making it more affordable and accessible to the masses through the administration’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na”...

Israel agrees to Gaza truce talks

By Agence France-Presse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending a team to Qatar this Sunday, July 6, for talks on a truce and hostage release in Gaza, after Hamas said it was ready to start negotiations "immediately." But Netanyahu, who...

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PH launches Development of the National Action Plan Project to Address Mercury Use in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Key stakeholders from across the country gathered on July 3 at Seda Manila Bay for the Inception Workshop of the Development of the National Action Plan on the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in the Philippines (NAP ASGM PH) Project. This...