BACOLOD CITY: Nine barangays in this city have received PHP5.35 million in emergency employment assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The checks w…
RABAT: Morocco on Tuesday said it has started using artificial intelligence (AI) in courts across the North African country.
‘AI has introduced significant changes worldwide,’ Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said during a meeting of the Justice Co…
MANILA: A total of 126 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from various prison facilities nationwide were released during the country’s 126th Independence Day on Wednesday.
In a news release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Undersecretary Margari…
DARAGA: It could have been just another doctor-patient consultation for Dr. Mary Libeney Sito.
Except that the check-up required a grueling pilgrimage to the remote village of Buscalan in the town of Tinglayan, Kalinga, in November 2023, to meet the …
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reappointed Monica Louise ‘Nikki’ Prieto-Teodoro, wife of Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr., as special envoy to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Mrs. Teodoro’s appointment as Special Envo…
MANILA: The newly-launched pension scheme of the Social Security System (SSS) will help boost the financial security of Filipinos, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary and SSS Chairperson Ralph Recto said.
In a statement on Wednesday, Recto said the…
MALASIQUI: Fifty-two applicants were hired on the spot during the Independence Day job fair held in a mall in Rosales town, Pangasinan on Wednesday.
In an interview, Rosales Public Employment Service Office (PESO) manager Roel Sabado said about 1,678…
GENEVA: A boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 migrants and leaving 140 others missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday.
The vessel, which was carrying 260 migrants, capsized on Monday near Alghare…
LINGAYEN: Palaris and Malong are common street or building names in Pangasinan but little is known as to who they are and their significance in the country’s fight for independence.
The Pangasinan provincial government is highlighting the two local h…
BUTUAN CITY: In line with the commemoration of the 126th Independence Day, leaders in the Caraga Region on Wednesday called for unity among Filipinos to attain genuine peace and development.
‘Let us unite as one province as we continue pursuing our d…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged Filipinos to show the world the country’s might through their patriotism and unity to defend Philippine territory.
‘Ang ating mga ninuno ay hindi umurong sa digmaan, kaya’t tayo ay hindi ri…
MANILA: The total assets of the country’s banking sector rose by 12 percent as of end-April this year.
Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that the total assets of the Philippine banking sector went up to PHP25.48 trillion f…
