Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception for General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho in Hanoi on August 12, during which he urged the corporation to continue its pioneer role in the country’s transition to a digital, and green ec…
Day: August 12, 2024
CCB, partner agencies achieve 99.90% resolution rate in 1H 2024
MANILA: The Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) has facilitated 103,782 customer feedback submissions and resolved 103,681 of them from January to June 2024, or a 99.90 percent resolution rate in collaboration with its partner government agencies.
The CCB …
8K marijuana plants uprooted in NegOr village
DUMAGUETE CITY: Police uprooted 8,000 fully grown suspected marijuana plants worth PHP 1.6 million during an enhanced police operation Sunday night in the mountain village of Manduao in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental.
Negros Oriental Police Provincial…
La Salle faces Ateneo in UAAP Esports VALORANT opener
MANILA: De La Salle University will face Ateneo de Manila University in the main game of the UAAP Esports VALORANT competition on Tuesday at the Hyundai Hall in Areté inside the Ateneo campus.
The La Salle-Ateneo showdown is set at 5:30 p.m.
Far Eas…
Korean Navy completes renovation of child dev’t center in Legazpi City
LEGAZPI CITY: The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) on Monday turned over the newly renovated Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NFSL) Child Development Center facility inside the naval station in Barangay Rawis, this city, as part of the Pacific Partnership 20…
Surigao Sur IP leaders want NPA adviser jailed
BUTUAN CITY: Leaders of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Surigao del Sur want Umbid Sinzo, the captured regional adviser of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the Caraga Region, to be prosecuted and jailed.
Datu Rico Maca, the IP Mandatory Represent…
Vietnam serves nearly 10 million international travelers in 7 months
The number of international tourists visiting Vietnam in July reached topped 1.15 million, lifting the total in the first seven months to nearly 10 million, expanding by 10.9% and 51% year-on-year, respectively. The figure reported in the January-Jul…
PNP: No more ‘umbrella duties’ for cops
MANILA: Police officers are no longer allowed to serve as “umbrella assistants” of guests during official events, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said on Monday.
Marbil made the directive during the flag-raising ri…