The advertising firm contracted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for the ‘Love the Philippines’ campaign has ‘profusely’ apologized to Secretary Christina Frasco, the entire agency, and the Filipino people ‘for the apparent use of non-original/stock…

For the second consecutive day, a lone bettor from Metro Manila became an instant millionaire after hitting the PHP61-million jackpot of the Lotto 6/42 draw on Saturday night. In an advisory Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sai…

Fide Master Christian Mark Daluz and Jerome Villanueva claimed their third victories over the weekend to share the lead in the AQ Prime Stream FIDE Standard Open Chess tournament being held at Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City. Daluz defeated fellow …

The national government’s subsidies for government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) amounted to PHP7.38 billion in May. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed the amount was slightly lower than the PHP7.9 billion in the same month …

A third super health center (SHC), which will provide more than basic health services, will soon rise in Purok 2, Barangay Guihing here. The SHC, a medium-type polyclinic and bigger than a rural health center, aims to decongest hospitals in the provin…

French police arrested as many as 1,311 people across the country as violent demonstrations over the killing of a teenager continued for a fourth night, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. About 45,000 police officers backed by armored vehicles we…

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has ordered an ‘exhaustive investigation’ on the recently released promotional video of the ‘Love the Philippines’ campaign after it went viral for allegedly using stock video footage shot overseas. ‘As one of the many …

A workshop on using clean and renewable energy to reduce carbon emission was held in Hanoi on June 30.The event was organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Vietnamese Association of Intellectuals and Experts in Au…

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada, organised a Vietnam-Canada business forum in Toronto on June 30 to introduce the city’s position and potential and connect businesses …

Vietnamese and Italian experts looked into theories on the path towards socialism in Vietnam at a roundtable seminar in Rome on June 30.The event was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic tie…

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) organised a meeting in Phnom Penh on July 1 to celebrate its 72nd founding anniversary (June 28).The event, which brought together more than 70,000 party members and officials, and the public, was co-chaired by CPP P…