The Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF) 2023 kicked off in the city state on August 29 under the theme “Driving Africa’s Growth through Digitalisation, Manufacturing and Sustainability”.It takes place amid Singapore’s acceleration of efforts to see…
Since the beginning of August, Lao Red Cross donated 900 tonnes of rice to help more than 100,000 needy people in 16 districts, 220 villages in four provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, Sekong and Saravane. Since the beginning of August, Lao Red Cross…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday began dispatching thousands of family food packs (FFPs) to flooded areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. This after DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed the agency’s Disaster Response a…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday said 4,376 individuals with totally damaged and partially damaged houses both in the first and second district of Ilocos Norte will receive emergency cash transfer (ECT) for the repair…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Tuesday warned aspirants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and their supporters to avoid campaigning on all platforms until Oct. 19, the start of the campaign period. In an intervi…
Eight towns in provinces of Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte canceled the opening of classes on Tuesday due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by Typhoon Goring. The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offi…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday vowed to inspect more warehouses nationwide amid the intensified crackdown on rice smuggling in the country. During the Palace press briefing, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said this will ensure importers’ co…
A senator has asked Tuesday the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to ramp up surprise inspections on school supply vendors deviating from its month-old price guide. Senator Imee Marcos said on Tuesday that the DTI must watch out for vendors who w…
Four police officers were injured when suspected Moro extremists harassed a roadside police outpost in Datu Salibo town in Maguindanao Sur Monday evening. Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, police director for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindana…
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Tuesday said there is a need for sustained efforts to combat the loss of natural resources, like nationwide tree-planting activities. In a statement, the CCC lauded the passage House Bill (HB) 8568, which provide…
The Coast Guard Station in Surigao del Norte (CGS-SDN) on Tuesday morining temporarily suspended sea travels to Dinagat Islands of vessels with 150 gross tonnages and below. The suspension is based on the gale warning issued by the Philippine Atmosphe…
Senator Christopher Lawrence Go expressed his satisfaction on Philippines’ hosting of the FIBA World Cup, noting the positive impact of the event on tourism and investment in the country. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Sports, shared on Monday…
