Category: General

Valenzuela gas hub sealed after yielding P3-M unmarked fuel

Manila: Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents have temporarily sealed off a gas station in Valenzuela City after some of its tanks were found to contain unmarked fuel worth PHP3.1 million.

In a news release on Friday, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio s…

Another NPA arms cache unearthed in Samar

Tacloban: The military has unearthed an arms cache belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) in the upland Canca-iyas village in Basey, Samar, as part of the government forces’ efforts to dwindle rebel forces in the region.

The Philippine Army’s 63rd …

Vietnam’s 79th National Day celebrated in Australia

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Western Australia and Northern Territory recently held a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the National Day (September 2). The event was attended by nearly 200 delegates from the government, parliament, depa…

Vietnam, Laos step up defence cooperation

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, met with his Lao counterpart Sen. Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on September 4, on the sidelines of …