Category: General

July 3, 2024 No Responses

Thriving exports push Tien Giang closer to yearly goal

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is making significant strides toward its yearly export target of 5 billion USD, thanks to a thriving performance in the first half of this year. Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Luu V...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

New DepEd chief wants ‘undelivered’ K-12 employability addressed

MANILA: Incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara, on Wednesday urged government agencies and companies to hire Senior High School (SHS) graduates in jobs that require simple tasks. Angara, who was appoin...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

NPA officer killed, firearm seized in Sorsogon clash

LEGAZPI CITY: An officer of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed while a high-powered firearm was seized in a clash between government troops and rebels in Barangay Biriran, Juban town in Sorsogon province on Tuesday, the 9th Infantry Division (9ID)...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

DPWH: Senate building delayed by 852 days; not due to ongoing review

MANILA: The construction of the multi-billion Senate building in Taguig City has been delayed by 852 days, with no specific completion date as of yet, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) confirmed Wednesday. In a Senate Committee on Ac...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

PM visits Samsung’s semiconductor cluster in RoK’s Gyeonggi province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage on July 3 visited Samsung's semiconductor cluster in Gyeonggi province as part of his official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK). Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Young Hyun Jun, Chief Financial Office...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

House targets to pass P6.352-T budget for 2025 by end-September

MANILA: The House of Representatives is targeting to approve the proposed PHP6.352-trillion 2025 national budget by the end of September this year, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday. In a statement, Romualdez said the government's spending p...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

Hontiveros: Only right for PH, China to work vs. transnational crimes

MANILA: Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said it is only right for the Philippines and China to work together in cracking down transnational crimes, following the meeting between Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersam...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

Episcopal ordination of new Baguio bishop set Sept. 7

MANILA: The episcopal ordination of Baguio Bishop-elect Rafael Cruz is set for Sept. 7. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News reported on Wednesday that the ordination will be held at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral at...
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July 3, 2024 No Responses

Increased seismicity observed in Kanlaon Volcano

MANILA: An increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes has been observed in Kanlaon Volcano, totaling 90 from 3 p.m. Tuesday to 12 noon Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Most of these quakes wer...
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