JERUSALEM: The Israeli government on Sunday approved a bill extending the retirement age for army reservists, for approval of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) Monday, according to Israeli media.
The bill seeks to extend the service for reserve offic…
MANILA: Two top Catholic prelates in the country will lead the celebration of the Pope’s Day at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila on June 29.
“The Solemn Eucharistic Celebration is to be presided by His Excellency Most Reverend Charles John …
ANKARA: At least eight people are missing and the search continues after a landslide hit a village in Hunan, central China, on Sunday, state-run media said.
The landslide hit four houses in the village of Douxi in the Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County …
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the joint venture (JV) of SMS Global Technologies, Inc. and Sequent Tech Inc. would sign the contract for the Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) project on Tuesday.
In an advisory Monday, the po…
MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday assured that the approved tariff cut on imported rice is not anti-farmer as more aid for the sector is underway.
Laurel made the remark after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Ex…
MANILA: Japanese companies are delivering their investment commitments to the Philippines that they presented to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his official trips to the East Asian country, the top trade official said on Monday.
Department …
MANILA: Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 (Central Luzon) chief Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. is under investigation for his accountability over the illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in his area of jurisdiction, Philippine National Polic…