A lawmaker has suggested soliciting help from local government units (LGUS) to address illicit trade and generate higher revenue collection. In a statement issued on Sunday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian emphasized that while he fully supports the goal o…
A US gunman in a deadly “racially motivated” attack in Jacksonville, Florida, had a gun with Nazi symbols and left a manifesto that said ‘he hated black people,’ according to officials on Saturday. Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook confirmed the death…
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte called on cadets to be role models in discipline and unity during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Mindanao leg at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sport…
The Dominican Republic scored a huge upset in the FIBA World Cup after edging Italy, 87-82, at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday. The Dominicans, ranked 23rd in the world, outscored the World No. 10 Italians, 31-17, to open a 69-56 lead …
Super Typhoon Goring’s fury unleashed torrential winds and rains, causing floods that swept through various roads and bridges and sending hundreds of families to evacuation centers in Cagayan. Not passable due to floods are the Abariongan Ruar-Abarion…
Two Japanese destroyers, JS Izumo and JS Samidare, are in Manila for a goodwill visit after capping a quadrilateral drills with the Philippines, United States and Australia in the South China Sea on Thursday. In a reception aboard the JS Izumo on Sund…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) must conduct more inspections at warehouses holding rice stocks as the government cracks down on cartels manipulating prices of farm products, Speaker Martin Romualdez said in a statement on Sunday. Romualdez also assured F…
Myanmar is planning to temporarily restrict rice exports for about 45 days from the end of August as rice prices in the country is rising.A senior member of the Myanmar Rice Federation has told Reuters about the plan, adding that rising domestic price…
This year, Vietnam has suffered its longest streak of falling exports in more than a decade. However, there are concrete signs that Vietnam’s exports are set to recover in the fourth quarter driven by a bottoming out of the US inventory cycle and by a…
Electricite du Laos (EDL) has announced that it will no longer supply electricity to cryptocurrency mining operations in Laos, local media reported.The notice, issued by EDL on August 24, states that Laos experienced drought conditions during the firs…
Vicem Ha Tien Cement Joint Stock Company (Vicem Ha Tien) has announced that its first batch of cement exported to the US will arrive at Guam port later this month.The company’s cement export to a demanding market like the US confirmed its capacity and…
Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Nugraha Mansury has expressed his hope that Indonesia can cooperate with Vanuatu in infrastructure development following the ground-breaking marking the start of the VIP building renovation at Port …
