The remote community of Sitio Madaha in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City received more support from various civic organizations to help improve their lives after becoming a conflict-cleared area or free from the influence of the Communist Party o…
Day: August 29, 2024
Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive officer of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released on Wednesday after paying 5 million euros (about USD5.6 million) bail.
He, however, has been required to report to the police twice a week…
MANILA: Consumer credit service Digido sees 66.4 million unique users of financial technology (fintech) services through mobile applications by the end of 2024, translating to a 79.5-percent adoption rate.
This increased from the 72.2 percent adoptio…
A couple was arrested by police anti-drug operatives in a buy-bust that led to the recovery of PHP2.142 million worth of shabu in Barangay Banago here before midnight on Wednesday.
The suspects- Rachell Sampayan, 23; and her live-in partner Echero B…
The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar will launch by September a digital platform designed to enhance the delivery of healthcare services.
Identified as one of the initiatives under the Smart and Sustainable Cities Program, the local gove…
MANILA: The third batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking by a syndicate in Laos are back in the country.
The victims -nine women and 14 men- arrived in Manila Thursday morning aboard Phi…
MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the Philippines is set to put up a gold standard for climate finance and action globally with the recent enactment of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) Board Act.
‘The LDF Board Act is one of many decisive acti…