ANKARA: International tourism is expected to return to its pre-pandemic levels this year, following a strong 2023 figure, the World Tourism Organization said on Friday.
“The unleashing of remaining pent-up demand, increased air connectivity, and a st…
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has encouraged foreign nationals living in the country to register virtually for the annual reporting.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the virtual option was introduced to streamline the reporting process …
MANILA: It is still open season for scalawags wearing the police uniform, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said Friday.
This after the PNP busted two erring cops in separate buy-bust operations this week in San Fernando…
COTABATO: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began Friday the distribution of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code handbook to educate the region’s electorate ahead of its first parliamentary polls next year.
The distribution came a…
MANILA: Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have embarked on a concrete hollow block (CHBs) production program that seeks to provide them with skills and training, as well as provide fo…
MANILA: The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday said the government’s initiative to build 170,000 housing units in the National Capital Region (NCR) would solve the pressing issues faced by informal settler families (ISFs).
In a statement, the…
LAOAG: Eighteen teams are vying in the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) inaugural regional championship, which opened at Laoag City Centennial Arena Friday.
The first-ever NBTC North Luzon Regional Championship trains the spotlight on baske…
MANILA: Leaders of public transport cooperatives on Friday enumerated the benefits — including fixed salary and Christmas bonuses –that drivers receive, saying the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) secures drivers’ li…
MANILA: The absence of Filipino-Spanish defending champion Fernando Jose Casares is expected to boost the chances of Cebuano bets in the upcoming National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) Series.
Casares, born in Madrid to a Spanish father and a Filipino m…