France is open to exploring possible cooperation with the Philippines in the area of disaster response and maritime security as it emphasized Manila’s importance as a partner in the Indo-Pacific. In a press conference aboard the French destroyer Lorrai…
– International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert Houngbo on Wednesday encouraged the Philippine labor sector to conduct more dialogues on outstanding issues between stakeholders, as he emphasized the need to strengthen social dialogue…
Environment officials here have recommended legal action against a group of jet skiers who repeatedly entered illegally the El Nido Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (ENTMRPA) from June 6 to 9 this year. The recommendation was made by ENTMRPA Pro…
– The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is hoping to repatriate by July the three Filipinos pardoned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the appeal of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday, DFA Assistant Se…
Around 14,000 drug cases have been filed in courts here since 2016, a top official of the Philippine National Police in this city said on Wednesday. Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, Cebu City police director, said based on the Crime Information Reporting and Ana…
Yala Province, together with the Rubber Authority of Thailand, Betong Branch, organizes a competition to sharpen the rubber knife. At the cultural relations area of Betong Municipality, Betong District, the contestants are fiercely determined to sharp…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has turned down the demand of the lawyers of fugitive Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for the agency to recuse itself from the preliminary investigation on the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. The camp of Teves, the a…
The country should maintain its position as a preferred destination for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies given their large contribution to the Philippine economy, an executive from the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) s…
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. thanked the German government for its continuous support to the agency’s development initiatives. Abalos made this remark in a meeting with German Ambassador to Manil…
The southern and eastern parts of Luzon will continue to experience rain showers due to the low pressure area (LPA) and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) Tuesday, according to the weather bureau. “The LPA which was last tracked 260 kilometers …