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Japan foreign ministry awards former UPLB chancellor Sanchez

MANILA: The Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the awarding of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation on Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez Jr., professor and former chancellor of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

In a statement on Thurs…

BIR gets nationwide ISO certification, unveils new logo, portal

MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently received a 100-percent nationwide International Organization for Standardization or ISO certification on several of its services, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said on Thursday.

Lumagui, duri…

Comelec panel recommends poll case vs. Guo for misrepresentation

MANILA: The fact-finding panel of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) has recommended the filing of an election offense case against Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for alleged misrepresentation in her certificate of candidacy (COC) when she ran in t…

Vietnam to adopt Indian stem cell technology

The Hanoi-based Hoang Lam Cosmetic Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. to introduce stem cell technology in Vietnam. The signing ceremony took place on July 31 a…

PNP: 97.79% of Cordillera villages drug-cleared

BAGUIO CITY: The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) said 97.79 percent or 798 of the 816 drug-affected villages in the region have been declared drug cleared.

‘Cordillera region is the second nationwide with the most nu…

Bagong Pilipinas fair to serve 253K people in E. Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY: At least 253,000 residents in Eastern Visayas provinces will benefit from the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in this city and five other sites in the region from Aug. 2 to 3.

Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said 241 members o…