HCM City offers up to 161,500 job vacancies in H2

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest economic hub of Vietnam, will need about 153,500-161,500 workers in the second half of this year, mainly in key industries and essential services, according to the city's Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour M...
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Buy-bust yields P2.7-M shabu in Camarines Sur

LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) reported on Monday the arrest of a high-value individual and the seizure of PHP2.7 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Nabua, Camarines Sur, on Sunday. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokes...
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New major roads to open more growth centers in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY: Major road projects funded by the national government, particularly the more than PHP7 billion Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH), are seen to create more growth centers in this city. Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Gr...
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Davao region’s shearline-hit families get P1.88-B aid

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region) has disbursed some PHP1.8 billion in emergency cash transfer (ECT) for families affected by the shearline and trough of low pressure area (LPA) that hit the...
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Manila-Incheon weekly flight capacity increases to 30K seats

MANILA: The weekly seat entitlements on flights between Manila and South Korea's Incheon Airport have increased to 30,000 following the signing of a new air services agreement. In a statement Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the n...
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DA eyes partnership with Vietnam fertilizer company

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture is looking to secure a partnership with Vietnam's giant fertilizer firm Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Co. to boost the country's agricultural production. In a statement Monday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco ...
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MMDA, PLDT to prevent fiber cuts caused by road projects

MANILA: Telecommunications (telecom) provider PLDT has partnered with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in safeguarding telecom infrastructure, particularly fiber cuts caused by road diggings and excavation activities. In a stateme...
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Sustained anti-insurgency ops bar NPA’s recovery, recruitment efforts

DUMAGUETE CITY: Counter-insurgency operations continue in Negros Oriental against the communist New People's Army (NPA) to prevent the recruitment of new members or the recovery of dismantled guerilla fronts, an official said Monday. Lt. Stephen Poli...
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‘Linggo ng Kabataan’ pushed in Antique

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique provincial board has approved on second reading the ordinance declaring 'Linggo ng Kabataan' in the province in August of every year to provide a venue for the development of an active and empowered youth. Kenneth ...
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