MALASIQUI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Ilocos Region (DSWD-1) has distributed food and non-food items worth PHP12 million as augmentation to the relief operations of local government units (LGUs) affected by the southwest monso…

An incense-offering ceremony commemorating fallen Vietnamese and Lao combatants took place at the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Relic Site in Keun village, Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, on July 27 to mark the 77th anniversary of War Invalid…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to provide assistance in rehabilitating the agriculture sector of Bulacan, Pampanga, and Bataan in the aftermath of the Super Typhoon Carina-intensified southwest…

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the latter’s residence in the state of Florida on Friday.

“Now I’m honored, greatest honor,” Trump was heard saying as he warmly greeted Ne…

Durian exports may surpass 3 billion USD this year, according to the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit). This year, durian prices are likely to surge twice or thrice compared to current prices as traders may rush to purchase the frui…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. created an inter-agency task force on Saturday to quickly address the possible effects of the oil spill from the M/T Terra Nova that sank off the coast of Limay, Bataan.

The task force will be led by the Offi…

MANILA: An inmate who broke out of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) stockade in Baguio City has been rearrested in Makati City after a manhunt conducted by the military and the police, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported Saturday.

In a st…

PARIS: The South Korean sports ministry said Saturday it is seeking a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach over a gaffe during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics in which South Korea was incorrectly introdu…