Vietnam’s top leader wraps up state visit to Cuba

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Havana on September 27 afternoon (local time), concluding a successful three-day state …

15 repatriates arriving Oct. 3 from strife-torn Lebanon

Manila: Fifteen Filipinos will arrive from Lebanon on Oct. 3, the latest batch that availed of repatriation, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday.

DMW Undersecretary Fely Bay said the repatriates were originally scheduled to retur…

Junior Warriors roll to fifth straight UAAP win

Manila: University of the East demolished reigning champion National University Nazareth School, 89-64, to keep its immaculate record in the UAAP Season 87 junior basketball at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday.

Jolo Pascual scored 21 poin…

‘Julian’ intensifies into tropical storm

Manila: Signal No. 1 was hoisted over five areas as Julian intensified into a tropical storm.

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Julian was estimated at 465 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, gustiness of up t…

Arellano stuns San Beda to secure second NCAA victory

Manila: Arellano University pulled off a 72-70 victory over reigning champion San Beda University, 72-70, to boost its semifinal bid in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan…

Comelec to make public COC, spending reports

TAGAYTAY CITY: Filipinos will experience many firsts in the midterm polls on May 12, 2025, the chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday.

Among the first-time features is the posting of the certificates of candidacy (COC) of all lo…

3K foreign POGO workers leave PH after downgrading visas

Manila: Some 3,000 foreign workers from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) with downgraded visas have already left the country, the Bureau of Immigration said in a news release on Saturday.

During a meeting of the “Task Force POGO Closure,”…

Vietnam, Cuba beef up parliamentary cooperation

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai paid a working visit to Cuba from September 21-27 to concretise the protocol on cooperation between the two parliaments.

Authorised by NA Chairman Tran Thanh M…