MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday inked an agreement with private institutions to launch Project Arts, Crafts and E-Commerce (ARTE) to improve the technical skills of female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Inst…

MANILA: Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly died due to the severe flooding that hit the desert nation.

In an advisory on Thursday, the Department of Migrant Workers conveyed the sad news as it extended…

BACOLOD CITY: A whale shark and a green sea turtle were found dead on the shoreline of two localities in southern Negros Occidental Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

In a report, the Himamaylan City Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO)…

PUERTO PRINCESA: Local authorities continue to monitor open fields in Barangay San Rafael in this city after a bushfire of unknown origin laid waste to about 60 hectares of land on Wednesday and is reportedly still smoldering.

Barangay Captain Ronald…

MANILA: Former champions Czech Petr Lukosz and Dutch Eric van der Linden are eyeing success in the Ironman (IM) 70.3 Lapu-Lapu which will kick off on Sunday in Mactan, Cebu.

Lukosz, winner of the full Ironman Subic in Zambales two years ago, will see…

MANILA: Cignal TV and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are joining forces for the official launch of “Isang Daang Taon Laban Para sa Bayan: Celebrating 100 Years of Filipino Excellence in the Olympics,” which will kick off the country’s campaign…

MANILA: The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is exhausting all efforts to turn the Philippines into a ‘prime investment hub’ where businesses will thrive, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said.
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COTABATO CITY: Anti-narcotics agents arrested here four suspected drug peddlers and seized from them 500 grams of suspected shabu with a market value of PHP3.4 million on Thursday afternoon.

Gil Cesario Castro, director of the Philippine Drug Enforce…