MANILA: As the nation observes National Heroes Day on Monday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. paid tribute to farmers, workers, teachers, healthcare workers, civil servants, and citizens, whom he dubbed the country’s ‘unsung heroes’.
‘Today, we pay…
CEBU CITY: Hipodromo, a village known before World War 2 for horseracing, on Monday, held a ‘hero’s welcome’ for Allen Aldrin Castan~eda, the coach of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo.
Ruperto Bacolod, barangay captain of Hipodromo, led the…
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said Shiela Leal Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, is now facing a deportation case for misrepresentation.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval sa…
BUTUAN CITY: Dinagat Islands residents are mourning the passing of former governor and lawmaker Glenda Ecleo on Sunday night.
She was 87.
Ecleo and her husband, Ruben Ecleo Sr., founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc. (PBMAI)…
MANILA: The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) under the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday urged other victims of human trafficking at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City to come forward.
The IACAT made the sta…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deleted almost 694,000 registered voters to cleanse the voters’ list ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Based on its data released on Monday, the poll body said a total of 693,558 registered vote…
MANILA: Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday pushed for the advancement of digital education reforms among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Angara made the call during the 13th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeti…
WARSAW: Olympic champion Armand Duplantis set a new world record in the men’s pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, clearing 6.26 meters on his second attempt on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Swede had already demonstrated h…
MANILA: Swimmer Ernie Gawilan and archer Agustina Bantiloc will carry the Philippine flag during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris, France on Wednesday.
They will be joined by track and field athletes Jerrold Mangliwan and Cendy A…
LAOAG CITY: The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is offering basic Korean language to boost the global competitiveness of its faculty and students.
In partnership with the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines, Inc. (KCCP), Samdo e-Learning Co…