MANILA: Hungary, as the incoming president of the Council of the European Union (EU), will push for the early conclusion of the bloc’s free trade agreement talks with the Philippines, its visiting foreign minister said Thursday.
In a joint press conf…
TIRANA: The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) represented the Philippines in the 15th International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC), the premier forum for global cooperation and coordination among access to information guarantor …
MANILA: The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) have renewed their partnership to respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents.
PRC chair and CEO Dick Gordon and PRC secretary general Gwen Pang signed a memoran…
MANILA: Filipino and United States Marines medical troops have conducted “tactical combat casualty care” (TCCC) exercises as part of this year’s Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA), the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) said on Friday.
In a statement…
MANILA: The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has recognized outstanding companies and government partners that helped the sector grow in the past decades.
IBPAP held its inaugural awarding ceremony ‘S…
MANILA: The second-quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) will be held on June 28.
In a social media post on Friday, the Office of Civil Defense called for the public’s participation in the life-saving activity.
The office has yet to …
ILOILO CITY: The headline inflation in Western Visayas in May accelerated to 4.3 percent from 4.1 percent in April, and the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island is expected to impact the prices of goods in June.
The Philippine Statistics Authorit…
BACOLOD CITY: Lower cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Negros Occidental led to a slightly lower inflation rate of 4.2 percent for all income households in May, from 4.4 percent in April, a report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) …
CEBU CITY: Nine towns and a highly urbanized city joined forces on Friday to showcase the best products that feature their cultural heritage.
Products displayed during the fair range from native delicacies such as “torta” and “pin~ato” to furniture a…