Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in May, marking a 0.2 percentage point increase from the previous month. This is the first uptick in nine months, as reported by the country’s statistical body on Friday. The country’s unemployment rate r…
Two-time French Open champion Novak Djokovic, advanced Friday to the men’s singles finals after beating world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz from Spain (6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1) in the semifinal match at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris. Alcaraz suffered cramps in t…
The Philippine women’s football team moved up to a new all-time high in the FIFA rankings as revealed on Friday night. The Filipinas jumped three places to No. 46 in the world, even overtaking Myanmar in the ASEAN rankings. Despite beating the Filipin…
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and New Perspective Media (NPM) Group CEO and founder Karen Franco have agreed to help each other find ways to drive tourists from the Middle East to the Philippines by promoting medical tourism, halal travel, diving…
The siphoning operations that are part of the oil spill cleanup’s final stage in Oriental Mindoro will be completed by June 19, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday. The extraction of the remaining industrial fuel oil from the sunken MT P…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning the use of high-end drones to boost its capabilities and strengthen border security. Spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said using drones could save the PCG more time and fuel in the conduct of mariti…
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 president-designate, recently met with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission (EC), and reaffirmed their commitment to work together to facilitat…
Government funds and food packs are available for those who will be affected by the possible eruption of Mayon Volcano, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday. Marcos made the assurance after Albay province was placed under a state of cala…
Authorities confiscated PHP2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during an operation in Zamboanga del Sur on Friday that also resulted in the arrest of four suspects. Col. Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur Police director, said on Saturday that …
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) said 7,393 citation tickets have been issued to violators apprehended during the weeklong intensified drive on the ‘No Plate, No Travel’ policy in the region. Of the total number of citation tickets, 7,368 …