The Con Dao National Park off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau received the ASEAN Heritage Park certificate at a ceremony held on April 28.The ceremony also celebrated the park’s 30th founding anniversary (March 31, 1993 – 2023)T…
Month: April 2023
Measures sought to boost Vietnam- UK multifaceted cooperation
A workshop themed “The past, present and future of international business relations: A case of Vietnam – the UK” was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK in collaboration with London South Bank University (LSBU), on April 27.The event was held …
PBBM foreign trips boost PH image as investment hub: PEZA exec
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) sees an increased confidence among local and foreign investors to start or expand their operations in the Philippines with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s official visit to the United States next week….
Mariano Marcos State U graduate tops Civil Engineering exams
The government-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) graduate topped the Civil Engineering Board Exams. With a 92.10 percent rating, Alexis Castillo Alegado from the farming village of Oaig-Upay-Abulao in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, shared the top spot …
Customs warns disposed cigarettes pose health hazard
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Zamboanga warned the public against buying cigarettes destroyed and disposed of by the agency. Mike Lanza, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service chief of BOC-Zamboanga, said Saturday that they spray the con…
First batch of 17 Filipino evacuees from Sudan arrive in Manila
Government officials, led by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, on Saturday welcomed 17 Filipino evacuees at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The group arrived past 6:30 p.m. at Terminal 3 in Pasay City via Qatar Airw…
Antipolo police chief meets with village leaders amid burglaries
Police authorities on Saturday afternoon assured subdivision residents here that headway has been made in identifying and arresting members of criminal groups behind a surge of home invasion incidents over the past several months. In a meeting, Lt. Co…
Contingency plan in place; new core team eyed as El Niño looms
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said a contingency plan is in place to respond to the looming El Niño that experts forecast to occur in the coming months. DILG Central Office Disaster Information Coordination Cen…
Kadiwa offers affordable products to workers on Labor Day
Aside from offering job opportunities, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will put up over 20 ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo para sa Manggagawa’ outlets to mark Labor Day on May 1. In a statement on Saturday, the DOLE said 21 Kadiwa stalls will be at t…