Category: General

Boracay to open Muslim-dedicated beach on Sept. 10

MANILA: Boracay is set to open a special beach dedicated to Muslim travelers in its push to become a more inclusive travel destination, a Department of Tourism (DOT) official said Friday.

The private cove for Muslim women inside the Boracay Newcoast …

Soldiers find NPA explosives in Eastern Samar

Military troops discovered banned anti-personnel mines belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) on the outskirts of Llorente, Eastern Samar.

Troops of the Army’s 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB) found the landmine cache in upland Antipilo village in L…

Nearly 16K PDL released since start of PBBM term

MANILA: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday said 850 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) were released July 19 to Aug. 30, bringing to 15,943 the number of inmates released under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration.

BuCor Directo…

Over 9K farmers get insurance payment for crops

Over 9,000 farmers in Region 1 and the Cordillera Administrative Region have received their crop insurance payment amounting to PHP77.8 million, according to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.

Gaudencio Tangalin, officer-in-charge of the Cla…

Homeless children in France up 120% in four years

The number of homeless children in France has surged by 120 percent over the past four years, according to a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.

UNICEF France reported that on the night of August 19, at least …

Senator renews call for comprehensive infra dev’t master plan

MANILA: The country should not wait any longer to come up with a Comprehensive Infrastructure Development Master Plan that will serve as a blueprint for government departments in the construction, upgrading, and improvement of infrastructure projects …