Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 22 inspected the 500kV Circuit-3 Quang Trach-Pho Noi power transmission line project’s section crossing the central province of Thanh Hoa. Spaning from Quang Trach in the central province of Quang Binh to Pho No…
Day: June 22, 2024
Vietnam eyes to enhance cooperation with Italy’s Calabria region
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung paid a working visit to the southern region of Calabria on June 20-21 to seek ways to enhance cooperation between localities of the region and Vietnam. Hung had a working session with Vice President of th…
Arkansas mass shooting: 2 dead, 10 others wounded
WASHINGTON: Two people died while 10 others were wounded during a mass shooting at a grocery’s parking lot in Fordyce, Arkansas on Friday morning.
The shooter, who has not been publicly identified, was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with poli…
Israeli envoy thanks Marcos, Filipinos for show of solidarity
MANILA: The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the Filipino people for their show of solidarity with Israel amid the turmoil of war.
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss extended his country…
Lay group joins outcry against divorce
MANILA: A Catholic lay organization has joined calls against divorce which has been approved by the House of Representatives.
In a manifesto released on its 43rd anniversary on Saturday, the group Couples for Christ (CFC) said numbers do not make a p…
2 of Calabarzon’s ‘most wanted’ fall in Rizal
CALAMBA CITY: The Rizal Provincial Police Office (RPPO) on Saturday announced the arrest of two individuals listed among Calabarzon’s most wanted for the heinous crimes of murder and multiple rape.
Col. Felipe Maraggun, director of the RPPO, told rep…
2 Chinese fugitives set for deportation
MANILA: Two Chinese nationals wanted in their home country are set for deportation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday.
Zhu Tingyun, 43, was arrested in Tambo, Parañaque City, and Wang Yun, 30, in Pasay City on June 19, according to a ne…
Planas vows to reenergize PHLPost
MANILA: Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) Chairperson and Postmaster General/CEO Mike Planas has promised to upgrade and create new product lines and build alliances across the logistics value chain to boost PHLPost’s revenues.
‘Logistics is th…
DOT allots P2-M funding for int’l surfing tourney in Siargao
BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Tourism’s (DOT) central office, through Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, is allocating PHP2 million to fund the 38th International Surfing Competition slated to be held in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Nort…