The Vietnam International Sourcing Expo 2024 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 6. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang said the event aims at helping enterprises better integrate into global production and supply chains, as well as pr…

MANILA: House Committee on Human Rights chairman Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said it would be up to former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa to attend the House of Represent…

LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte’s provincial government is lending its backhoe, excavator, and other equipment to towns and villages to hasten the desilting of rivers and creeks in anticipation of heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods in low-lying a…

BERLIN: The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut its benchmark interest rates for the first time in five years on Thursday when it will announce its decision, as inflation in the eurozone is shadowed by the weak economic growth outlook.

The…

TACURONG: The Department of Tourism (DOT) has named Sultan Kudarat as the next location for its flagship Tourist Rest Area (TRA), signaling its confidence in the province’s tourism growth potential.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco led the groundbr…

MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday assured farmers that the subsidies in rice production would continue even with the expected decline in revenues as a result of the tariff cut on imported rice.

Romualdez made the commitment following his m…

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) has called on residents of river communities here to be ever-watchful of the presence of crocodiles near river banks to avoid further attacks.

The warning came on Thu…

CEBU CITY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas (Region 7) on Thursday said it destroyed a total of PHP1.86 billion worth of illegal drugs seized in the region since 2017.

Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of PDEA-7, said aroun…