January 2024

Bangkok: The Thai government projects that some 200,000 jobs worth 1.2 trillion THB (35.03 trillion USD) will be created during the development process of the Business Centre and Liveable Smart City within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

Governm…

MANGALDAN: The suspect who shot dead a 44-year-old village councilman from Barangay Salay this town was arrested Tuesday night in a neighboring town through a hot pursuit operation.

The Mangaldan police reported Wednesday that the victim, Romeo Abraz…

MANILA: Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Ernesto Perez said his office will roll out nationwide assistance in local government units (LGUs) to help them get on board the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) system.

Perez said the …

MANILA: After gaining on the first day of trading this year, local shares fell on Wednesday, mirroring drops in the United States’ markets, while the peso rebounded.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 55.16 points to 6,498.88 p…

MALOLOS: A total of 20, 415 pieces of illegal firecrackers worth Php196,428 were confiscated in Central Luzon (Region 3), most of which are Judas’ belt, 5-Star, Piccolo, and Kwitis (skyrocket), while 13 persons were apprehended, police reported on Wed…

MANILA: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday called on board members of public universities and colleges to discuss issues concerning the transition of senior high school students currently enrolled in their institutions.

This was a…

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported a 10-month-old boy from the National Capital Region as the youngest case related to New Year revelry.

The boy sustained an injury on his right eye caused by the kwitis or skyrocket lit by s…

BUTUAN CITY: Before the year 2023 ended, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) provided the needed augmentation of family food packs (FFPs) to local government units (LGUs) in Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islan…