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…
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…
MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified two dismissed police officers as the alleged masterminds in the killing of beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen.
Ranking police officials and Departm…
MANILA: Czech Republic bounced back from a third-set loss to beat Puerto Rico, 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18, in the final of the FIVB Women’s Challenger Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Sunday.
Opposite Gabriela Orvosova scored eight points in the fo…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared August 15, 2024 a special non-working day in the province of Bulacan in celebration of its founding anniversary.
By the authority of the President, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Procl…
The US Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge and US Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived at Cam Ranh International Port on July 8, starting a five-day visit to the south-central province of Khanh Hoa. This is the second time USS Blue Ridge has come …
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) delivered free consultations and free medications to 5,000 patients in Tacloban City, Leyte in support of the ‘Laboratoryo, Konsulta at Gamot para sa Lahat’ (Lab for All) caravan.
The three-day caravan from July…
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a delegation from the NA Standing Committee paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at the Kim Lien special national relic site in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on July …
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 …