TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government has extended PHP400,000 in cash incentives to two towns in the province for attaining zero open defecation (ZOD) status.
Governor Edwin Ongchuan led the turnover on Monday of PHP200,000 cash eac…
HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese on January 22 launched an action programme on environmental protection in all parishes.
Priest Nguyen Thanh Tin, head of the Environment Division of the HCM City Archdiocese, said that the archdiocese has se…
MANILA: Most areas in Luzon could experience light rain showers due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, the weather bureau said Monday.
In Northern Luzon, light rain showers will prevail over Apayao, Batanes, and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, …
Hanoi: A sudden surge in the number of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) booking domestic tours and the recovery of international arrivals right since the start of 2024 are among positive signs promising a breakthrough year for the tourism industry.
Doan Thi…
MANILA: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has lifted the three-year suspension of the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA).
The holding of the PHILTA election on Dec. 11, 2023 paved the way for the lifting of the suspension, which prevented…
Paris: Stephanie Do told about her Vietnamese roots, and her path to the French parliament at a meeting with representatives of the Union of Vietnam Students in France (UEVF) and the Vietnamese community in Paris last weekend.
Stephanie Do, the firs…
MANILA: Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Misamis Occidental.
In a statement Monday, CIDG director Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said the CIDG-Northern Mind…
Binh Dinh: The Department of Culture and Sports of Binh Dinh province and the Indian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City jointly held an art exchange programme on January 21.
The event is part of activities to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Vietnam-India…
MANILA: Police authorities seized PHP132 million worth of illegal drugs in the first 18 days of the year, the country’s top cop said Monday.
In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said 1,376…
DAVAO CITY: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said Monday that consultations are ongoing regarding proposals to revert the school opening from August to June.
Duterte said the Department of Education (DepEd) has already completed…
MANILA: In Silaguin Bay, just off the coast of San Antonio, Zambales, a private firm is helping blaze the trail to increase local production of pompano, a delicious, high value aquaculture alternative to milkfish.
Government data showed that in 2022,…
DAVAO CITY: Deaths caused by the shear line effects in Davao Region climbed to 16 with five injured victims as of Monday, the regional Office of the Civil Defense (OCD-11) said.
Ednar Dayanghirang, the OCD-11 regional director, said incidents of floo…
