MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 28-percent drop in focus crimes from Jan. 1 to 30 this year.
In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Quezon City Wednesday, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said a total of 2,301 focus crimes w…
MANILA: The Marcos administration will ensure the proper utilization of the PHP5.678-trillion national budget for 2024 to attain its goal of transforming the Philippine economy, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday.
This, as Pangandaman…
BERLIN: A German union has announced that security staff will go on strike at the country’s busiest airports on Thursday amid an ongoing dispute over pay.
‘As no agreement has been reached in the three rounds of collective bargaining for security sta…
MANILA: Adamson University advanced to the finals after demolishing the University of Santo Tomas, 80-66, in the UAAP Season 86 boys’ basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday.
Vince Reyes had 23 points, 11 rebou…
BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) started Tuesday the release of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program (SocPen) this year.
‘Some 3,351 indigent senior citizens from the town…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s efforts to encourage more investments into the country have paid off based on the fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 growth of the Philippine economy, a leader of the House of Representatives said on Wednesda…
MANILA: The Philippine economy grew by 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, bringing the full-year 2023 growth to 5.6 percent.
While the growth did not settle within the government’s 6 to 7 percent target and was lower than the 7.6 percent…