LEGAZPI CITY: Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter on Monday with government troops in Barangay San Roque, Esperanza town in Masbate province, the Philippine Army (PA) reported.
Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Divisi…
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…
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…
MALASIQUI: Residents of Barangay Caranglaan in Mabini, Pangasinan need not worry about flooding during the rainy season following the completion of the PHP91.6 million flood mitigation structure.
Mabini Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Managemen…
MANILA: In line with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) will launch its “sustainable’ Rice for All program this July to provide the general public with cheaper rice.
In an interview on Monday, Agri…
TACLOBAN CITY: The Ormoc city government has welcomed the plan of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to open the Manila-Ormoc route in support of the goal of having “reliable air transportation.”
In a statement on Monday, Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said they met…
ISTANBUL: A Turkish team of scientists will develop engineering solutions validated by scientific methods to restore damaged lands in the Arctic region.
Orhan Ince, an environmental engineering faculty member at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) an…
JIPAPAD: A road project linking Eastern Samar and Northern Samar provinces will receive an additional PHP100-million fund this year, to be used in concreting a 1.3-kilometer section of the proposed highway.
House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan sai…
GAZA CITY: Palestinian Deputy Labor Minister Ihab al-Ghussein was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, local authorities said.
Gaza’s government media office said al-Ghussein was killed along with a group of Palestinians after he wa…