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Photo Credit: PNA President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture to use the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to help rice farmers. The President, in a meeting with Agriculture officials recently, said that the excess collections beyond the P10 billion requirement of the …

OIL prices rallied while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East. The crisis fanned concerns about supplies of crude from the region at a time when supply worries are already high …

Floods hit parts of Manila on Monday due to a downpour caused by a localized thunderstorm, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) said. Affected areas are: •United Nation Avenue •Quirino Avenue •Ma.Orosa Street Corner Padre Burgos •Natividad Lopez Street •Villegas Street •Ayala Blvd. Corner Taft Avenue. The public …

Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the “military and governing capabilities” of the enclave’s Hamas rulers, as Israeli soldiers fought to secure the border and dislodge Gaza gunmen from several towns in southern Israel.  Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza …

The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics. The federal Conservatives may be …

This week, the UN Security Council authorized a multinational security force for Haiti. Kenya, rather than Canada, will be leading the force. Canada was under pressure during the past two years from the Biden administration in the U.S., the UN, Caribbean allies and others to take the lead — but …

Anchor Inn’s Denise Callaghan in Little Current, Ont., says she couldn’t bear to see rooms empty a couple of nights a month when so many community members are struggling to find housing. So the Manitoulin Island inn is now booked up with longer-term tenants, despite it not being the best …

Medical tourism has drawn foreigners to Mexico for decades, but the attraction is no longer limited to breast augmentations, porcelain veneers and rhinoplasties. Clinics are now specializing in alternative treatments for chronic and life-altering diseases, including Lyme disease. Number of cases in Canada has risen, from 144 in 2009 to …

Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada. Just over 87,500 delays out of 199,000 were considered to be within an airline’s control. Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of …

Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena believes he has better odds of making the podium of the Paris Olympics next year than what he had at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Obiena, who was coming off a gold medal finish in the 19th Asian Games, made this known …