Duterte, Austin renew PH-US alliance

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte and United States (US) Defense Secretary Defense Lloyd Austin III believed Thursday that “enhanced communication and greater cooperation” can further boost Manila...

Google donates P15-M to PH’s UNICEF for Covid-19 response

MANILA – Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, on Thursday said it will allocate USD300,000 (PHP15 million) to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the Philippines to...

China vows to donate more vaccines to PH

MANILA – The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday pledged to donate more and sustain a steady supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to the Philippines....

5 human trafficking victims back home from Syria: DFA

MANILA – Five human trafficking victims were successfully repatriated from Syria on Thursday, the eve of the 2021 World Day Against Trafficking. The Department of Foreign Affairs...

Strong quake in Alaska peninsula poses no tsunami threat to PH

MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday afternoon said there is no tsunami threat from the magnitude 8.2 earthquake recorded in the Alaska...

Vaccine demand nationwide now at 25M doses monthly

EU sending 65 Pinoy scholars to Europe in August

MANILA – Sixty-five Filipino scholars are set to leave for Europe this August to pursue higher education under the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus+ Programme. Erasmus+, the bloc’s...

House passes bill on improved connectivity thru fair competition

MANILA – The measure promoting open access in data transmission through fair and open competition earned overwhelming approval from the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Two hundred...

Metro mayors recommend 14-day ECQ amid Delta threat

MANILA – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is asking the national government to impose an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to...

New markets emerge for Filipino healthcare workers: POEA

MANILA – New markets are emerging for Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs) amid the global coronavirus crisis, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Thursday. “During the...