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July 27, 2024

Paris Olympics opens with historic ceremony on River Seine

PARIS: After a century-long wait, Paris welcomed back the Olympic Games with a rainy yet historic ceremony held on the River Seine.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open before the waterborne ceremony reached its climax when Teddy …

Woman falls in Cebu drug sting, yields P6.1-M shabu

CEBU CITY: Police arrested a 33-year-old woman during a buy-bust in Talisay City on Friday night, leading to the confiscation of PHP6.1 million worth of shabu.

Lt. Col. Epream Paguyod, chief of the Talisay City Police, said Saturday the arrest of ‘Ro…

S. Korea demands meeting with IOC chief over opening gaffe

PARIS: The South Korean sports ministry said Saturday it is seeking a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach over a gaffe during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics in which South Korea was incorrectly introdu…

Inmate who escaped PMA stockade rearrested in Makati

MANILA: An inmate who broke out of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) stockade in Baguio City has been rearrested in Makati City after a manhunt conducted by the military and the police, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported Saturday.

In a st…

PH-Japan Friendship Week job fair offers 25K overseas jobs

MANILA: Some 25,000 job opportunities are available for Filipinos who are seeking employment abroad, particularly in Japan.

In a social media post on Saturday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the special job fair was organized with the E…

DSWD distributes P12-M worth of relief packs in Ilocos

MALASIQUI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Ilocos Region (DSWD-1) has distributed food and non-food items worth PHP12 million as augmentation to the relief operations of local government units (LGUs) affected by the southwest monso…

P9-B real estate venture to complement new Negros region

DUMAGUETE CITY: Filinvest Land, Inc.’s (FLI) latest multi-billion pesos real estate investment in this capital city will complement the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR) that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law recently and will s…