MANILA: Outgoing Finnish Ambassador Juha Markus Pyykkö on Monday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for reopening the Philippine embassy in Helsinki, Finland this year.
In his farewell call to the President in Malacañang, Pyykkö expressed elat…
ANKARA: Australian police arrested an official of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on the charge of domestic assault offense, local media reported on Sunday.
The PNG’s Minister for Petroleum Jimmy Maladina was arrested in Sydney near famed Bondi beach after po…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) reported on Monday the arrest of a high-value individual and the seizure of PHP2.7 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Nabua, Camarines Sur, on Sunday.
Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokes…
NEW YORK: The US Democratic Party elite views Kamala Harris as the only candidate to replace Joe Biden in the presidential race, The Wall Street Journal reported.
According to WSJ, the party elite has almost reached a consensus that Harris is the onl…
BACOLOD CITY: Major road projects funded by the national government, particularly the more than PHP7 billion Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH), are seen to create more growth centers in this city.
Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Gr…
MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region) has disbursed some PHP1.8 billion in emergency cash transfer (ECT) for families affected by the shearline and trough of low pressure area (LPA) that hit the…
MANILA: The weekly seat entitlements on flights between Manila and South Korea’s Incheon Airport have increased to 30,000 following the signing of a new air services agreement.
In a statement Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the n…