MANILA: Operatives of the Southern Police District (SPD) arrested two high-value individuals (HVIs) and seized PHP3.06 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Taguig City at dawn on Thursday.

In a report, the National Capital Region Police Off…

The Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada and the Export Development Canada (EDC), organised a seminar in Toronto on August 14 to connect the two countries’ businesse…

KORONADAL CITY: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Soccsksargen Region (DAR-12) commended Thursday all stakeholders and partners for their collective efforts in project implementation, which led to the regional office recently receiving na…

DAVAO CITY: The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council, Incorporated (PPDCI) has identified the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as suitable for oil palm plantations.

‘With so much land available, we don’t have to go far. Even…

ANKARA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the monkeypox (mpox) situation a ‘public health emergency of international concern.’

‘A public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under internation…

MANILA: Some PHP706.09 million worth of assistance has been provided to families affected by the effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina that devastated a large part of the country last July, the National Disaster Ri…

ISTANBUL: Thailand’s parliament said it will meet Friday to choose a new prime minister after the Constitutional Court removed Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday over an ethics violation.

A candidate nominated for prime minister must win the support of mo…

SEOUL: North Korea’s crop output for this year could be dented by severe floods from the latest heavy rains and a possible increase in pest infestations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday.

North Korea is expected to receive a…