Padilla eyes bigger MinDA budget
Sen. Robinhood Padilla has pushed for a bigger budget for the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to ensure lasting peace in…
CA okays appointments of Manalo, Pangandaman
(UPDATE) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, has confirmed the ad interim appointments of Enrique Manalo as Foreign Affairs…
Misamis Oriental creates tourism body
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Gov. Peter Unabia of Misamis Oriental signed an executive order creating the Provincial Tourism Council (PTC).…
New Delhi bans Muslim groups over terror ties
NEW DELHI: The Indian government banned on Wednesday a Muslim organization for five years, accusing it of funding terrorist activities,…
LPA now tropical depression ‘Luis’
(UPDATE) THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday that the low-pressure area (LPA) off extreme…
P1.26M worth of narra logs seized
TUGUEGARAO CITY: Environment agents and police seized narra flitches with an estimated value of P1.26 million on Monday at the…
Typhoon ‘Noru’ tears across Vietnam
DANANG, Vietnam: Typhoon “Noru” tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam on Wednesday, with hundreds of…
Thailand set to allow abortion up to 20 weeks
BANGKOK: Thailand will permit abortion up to 20 weeks, the government said on Tuesday, relaxing women’s access to the previously…
Go pushes hazard pay for first responders
Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said government personnel doing hazardous jobs should receive hazard pay as the nation mourns the…
High-value drug target arrested | The Manila Times
THE police nabbed a high-value target who was in possession of P680,000 worth of suspected shabu in a drug bust…