Altogether 26 Brunei students flew to Lanzhou, capital of north-west China’s Gansu Province, on Tuesday, under a joint scholarship programme, to further their studies.The students, who will continue their studies at Lanzhou Petrochemical University of…
The chief of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM) led Wednesday afternoon the awarding of medals to four wounded police officers following the harassment by Daesh-inspired terrorists on a police outpost in Maguin…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and government security forces are ready for the special elections in the 3rd congressional district of Negros Oriental on December 9, a poll official said Thursday. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial electi…
Low-cost carrier AirAsia Philippines announced Thursday the cancellation of four flights between Manila and Hong Kong and Macau scheduled on Friday (Sept. 1) due to Typhoon Saola’s (local name Goring) projected trajectory. “The well-being and safety o…
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Thursday advised local government units (LGUs) to boost their disaster resilience by turning to nature for life-long solutions. In a statement, Commissioner Albert Dela Cruz Sr. noted that nature-based measures c…
China won for the first time in the FIBA World Cup after trouncing Angola, 83-76, in their classification game on Thursday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. China turned the tides in the third quarter, outscoring Angola, 24-14, to br…
The local stock barometer dropped on Thursday as investors followed the movement of the latest Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) rebalancing while the peso strengthened. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) lost 120.04 points to 6,175….
Retail prices of subsidized bread, known to consumers as ‘Pinoy Tasty’ and ‘Pinoy Pandesal’ will remain unchanged despite rising costs of raw materials and other operational expenses, according to officers of the Assosasyon ng Panaderong Pilipino (APP…
A huge part of the country will continue to experience rains due to the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ enhanced by Severe Tropical Storm Hanna and the two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau said T…
At least 48 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Tinambac town, Camarines Sur province expect a boost in their farming operations after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) provided them with PHP238,000 worth of farm machinery and equipment (FME) this …