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POLITICS
Vietnam, Brunei agree to deepen bilateral cooperation
BUSINESS
Government’s action programme cracks down on illegal fishing
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Marcos: Submarine cable to solve Mindoro’s power woes
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sees the connection of Mindoro provinces to the grid through a submarine cable as the ‘long-term solution’ to their electricity supply concerns.
In a media
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New PDEA Academy to rise in Tanay, Rizal
TANAY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy will be relocated to this town as soon as the construction of a state-of-the-art training complex inside a sprawling 11-hectare property is
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Upland learners in Leyte keep their cool in extreme heat
BURAUEN: While school authorities are seriously concerned about extreme heat leading to the suspension of face-to-face classes, teachers and learners in an upland village surrounded by mountain ranges here are
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ILO warns intense heat can trigger mental illnesses among workers
MANILA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) on Tuesday cautioned workers against the effects of intense heat in the workplace on their mental health.
In a statement,
Lithuanian FM visits PH to promote trade, enhance bilateral relations
MANILA: Lithuania’s foreign minister is set to visit the Philippines to promote trade and investments, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said Gabrielius Landsbergis
Senator seeks probe into foreigners using fake documents
MANILA: A senator filed a resolution on Tuesday seeking to look into foreigners using falsified documents to pose as Filipinos, saying the country should be alarmed over such ‘disturbing patterns.’
Senator
Drivers, operators affected by modernization program get P8.4-M aid
ILOILO: Around 281 drivers and operators from two transport cooperatives in Iloilo will get over PHP8.4 million worth of livelihood projects under the integrated livelihood program of the Department of
PBBM bares dam project in OccMin, hands aid to El Niño-hit farmers
MANILA: The government is eyeing to build a dam in the province of Occidental Mindoro to help mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, especially in the agriculture sector,
BI to deport 2 ‘wanted’ Chinese nabbed in Cebu, Parañaque
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday said two Chinese nationals recently arrested in Cebu province and Parañaque City are now awaiting deportation.
Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified them as Zhu
Purchase of firefighting choppers pushed amid surge of fire incidents
MANILA: Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th District Rep. Vincent Franco ‘Duke’ Frasco on Tuesday pushed for the acquisition of firefighting choppers amid a sudden surge of fire incidents.
Frasco has filed
SMC group building bigger OFW lounge at NAIA T3
MANILA: The San Miguel Corporation (SMC) consortium will provide an even bigger space at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City for departing overseas Filipino workers
PH to get share of $8.1-B US emergency aid package
MANILA: The Philippines’ inclusion in the proposed USD8.1 billion aid package of the United States House of Representatives would help strengthen the country’s defense capabilities, especially amid escalating tensions in