CEBU CITY: A former church volunteer yielded PHP7.1 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation in this capital city’s port area on Friday.
Suspect ‘Fara,’ 48, and a resident of Stockton Village, Barangay Punta Princesa, was arrested during…
MANILA: Israeli organization ORT is eager to partner with the Philippines to help prepare Filipino students become part of a ‘technology-driven workforce’.
An ORT Israel delegation is in Manila to introduce the organization’s various science and tech…
MARILAO: The NLEX Corp., in partnership with the provincial government of Bulacan, the municipality of Marilao, and the Estrella Animal Welfare Advocates, on Friday launched its road safety advocacy ‘I Care for Strays’ program in Barangay Patubig here…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has backed the proposal to issue an executive order (EO) to introduce ‘nomad visas’ and attract long-stay foreign visitors.
The Private Sector Advisory Council for Tourism (PSAC-Tourism) suggested the issuanc…
BALER: The Philippine Army’s 703rd Infantry Brigade on Friday reported another engagement between troopers and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija following a tip from concerned members of the community.
In an interview, 703rd …
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday estimated its second-quarter operating profit shot up more than 15-fold, as a prolonged boom in artificial intelligence computing lifted prices of memory chips.
The world’s biggest maker of memory chips expect…
BACOLOD CITY: Some 296 housing units of the Asenso Yuhum Residences-Arao in Barangay Vista Alegre in this city will soon be complete as part of the implementation of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program.
As of Friday, the ben…
MANILA: The Philippines won its first medal in the Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championships, courtesy of a bronze from Christian Gian Karlo Arca in the Open rapid category in Karawaci-Tangerang, Indonesia on Thursday night.
The 15-year-old …
ILOILO CITY: Western Visayas recorded a 7.2 percent drop in crime incidence from January to May this year compared to the same period in 2023.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) Director, Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, on Friday attributed the …