Category: General

July 8, 2024 No Responses

Comelec to probe Guo candidacy in 2022 polls

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's candidacy in the May 2022 national elections. "In view of public interest in the controversy surrounding Bamban, Tarlac ...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

11 killed, several missing as massive rains wreak havoc across Nepal

ANKARA: At least 11 people were killed and several went missing as incessant monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal, local media reported on Sunday. The floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains over the past 24 hours d...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

Marcos economic team lays out plans to safeguard PH economy

MANILA: The economic managers of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. laid out the administration's strategies to safeguard the Philippine economy from internal and external headwinds as it continues to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Departme...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

BOC exceeds midyear revenue target, logs over P13-B surplus

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded its revenue collection target for the first half of the year after posting a surplus of over PHP13 billion. Based on its latest data released on Monday, the BOC has collected a total of PHP456.053 bill...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

P10-M bounty up for arrest of Quiboloy

MANILA: Private citizens have pooled a PHP10-million reward for anyone who can give information that will lead to the arrest of fugitive religious leader Apollo Quiboloy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

Explore Trang waterfall hidden in Hoa Binh’s forest

Trang waterfall is a natural waterfall hidden between ancient trees, terraced rice fields and Muong ethnic people's homes in Trang Ta hamlet, Tan Lac district, the northern province of Hoa Binh. The waterfall has three distinct sections, with a lake ...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

CBCP to issue mandatory prayer for easing of WPS tensions

MANILA: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is set to come out with an Oratio Imperata (mandatory prayer), to pray for the easing of tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). CBCP president and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio D...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

Global tobacco firm lauds gov’t efforts to address illicit trade

MANILA: The Japan Tobacco International (JTI), a global tobacco firm, has lauded the efforts of the Marcos administration in curbing illicit cigarette trade. However, more has to be done, JTI Philippines director for fiscal and regulatory affairs Rob...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

100K flowers to be collected for ‘Iloilo Blooms’ initiative

ILOILO CITY: The local government launched Monday afternoon the 'Iloilo Blooms: Bulak sa Pag-USWAG' a public-private initiative to bring together communities in balancing ecology and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the urban landscape. 'It's about ...
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