MANILA: Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III on Friday said a paradigm shift in advancing sustainable development goals (SDG) is evident as 56 Philippine higher education institutions (HEI) joined the 2024 Times Hi…
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Grab, BYD join forces on use of e-vehicles for TNVS pilot study
MANILA: Ride-hailing and delivery service Grab Philippines (Grab) and electric vehicle (e-vehicle) manufacturer BYD on Friday announced their partnership for a pilot study that aims to test the feasibility of using e-vehicles for transport network veh…
South Korean swindler up for deportation
MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport a man wanted by South Korean authorities for involvement in financial fraud.
Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 53-year-old You Hyun Tea, who was collared in his residence …
Northern Samar town seeks aid to protect giant bats
TACLOBAN CITY: The local government of Pambujan, Northern Samar is seeking for protection of the town’s Caohagan Island, the home of giant fruit bats.
Vice Mayor Ronil Tan said in a phone interview Friday that although they have a local ordinance dec…
Senator wants probe of NAIA security after ‘Vietnamese scandal’
MANILA: Senator Raffy Tulfo wants to probe the capability of security units detailed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3) in Pasay City after a female traveler created a scene at the departure area.
‘Maghahain ako ng isang re…
Speaker urges Filipino engineers to help gov’t build vital infra
MANILA: House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday called on members of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) to help the Marcos government build more vital infrastructure, with focus on ‘inclusivity and acce…
Gov’t agencies meet to discuss digitalized border protection system
MANILA: The government is ramping up efforts to operationalize the country’s digitalized border protection system to put an end to smuggling, misdeclaration, and undervaluation.
In a statement on Friday, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Secretary…
Comelec eyes publication of COCs on website
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to make public on its website all certificates of candidacy (COCs) starting with those filed for the May 2025 midterm polls.
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia recommended the measure to …
Antique LGU rehabilitates irrigation canals in time for wet cropping
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The local government unit of Sibalom, upon the request of the farmers’ association, started the rehabilitation of irrigation canals in time for the wet season to boost rice production.
Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) chief …