Thailand keen on hiring Filipino hospitality workers: DOT

PH ready to welcome international divers

MANILA – The Philippines on Friday staged its largest dive expo, reflecting its readiness to welcome more international tourists and divers after two years of closure due...

Pagudpud invites surfers to nat’l surfing tilt

LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte on Thursday called on surfing enthusiasts to ride the waves in the coastal town of Pagudpud and join a national surfing competition...

DSWD taps LGUs’ help in releasing educational aid

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...

P144.3-M ‘shabu’ shipment seized at NAIA; courier arrested

https://www.facebook.com/BureauOfCustomsPH/posts/377858457853843 MANILA – A South African national carrying 21.215 kg. of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of PHP144.3 million, was arrested by agents of the...

PBBM names new SRA execs

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named three new appointees to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Malacañang announced on Saturday. Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez confirmed...

Japan’s inflation rises to 2.6% in July, fastest pace since 2014

ANKARA – The annual headline inflation rate in Japan rose to 2.6 percent in July 2022 from 2.4 percent in June, the fastest pace since April 2014,...

UN calls for ‘massive and generous’ support to ease food crisis

It is very emotional for me to see grain being loaded again on ship in Odesa. This ship also carries hope for the world’s most vulnerable...

London underground workers strike over pay, pensions

LONDON – Workers in the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union working in the London underground system went on strike on Friday over pay and pensions. Most...

Solon wants Grades 7-12 added in school-based feeding program

MANILA – Senator Sonny Angara is pushing to amend Republic Act (RA) 11037 or the “Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act,” which institutionalized the national feeding...