Manila: Filipino top board player Shania Mae Mendoza defeated Natalie Fuad Kamel Jamaliah in 41 moves of the Sicilian Defense to lead the Philippines to a 4-0 win over Jordan in the third round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at BOK Sports Hall in Bud…
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters’ education campaign for the May 2025 na…
Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the interception of parcels containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP6.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City.
In a statement, BOC-Ninoy Aquino International …
Manila: A South Korean national who is wanted in his country for embezzling over USD1 million is facing deportation following his arrest inside the Bureau of Immigration (BI) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila.
The 56-year-old Korean was arrested on …
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 14 hosted a reception for Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from September 13-14.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
BACOLOD CITY – At least 13,509 families in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, have been displaced by heavy rains and floods due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Ferdie as of Saturday afternoon.
Less than 24 h…