MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. granted Romblon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Romelco) a 25-year franchise to establish power supply in three island municipalities of the province.

Marcos signed Republic Act 12020 on Aug. 29, granting Romelco…

MANILA: Filipino consumers are becoming meticulous, favoring user-friendly platforms and well-reviewed products when shopping online, the country’s leading e-commerce company Shopee said.

In an interview during a recent pre-event for the firm’s upcom…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 1 requested the central city of Da Nang to well implement three pioneering tasks to achieve balanced, rapid, and sustainable development at a working session with the Standing Board of the municipal Party C…

The Malaysia – Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) organised an event to introduce the Vietnamese culture at Malaysia’s Pavilion shopping mall as part of activities to develop the solidarity and friendship between the two nations. The event, taking…

MANILA: As the country marks the start of National Peace Consciousness Month (NPCM), Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Sunday urged Filipinos to play an active role in the country’s peacebuilding p…

MANILA: Japan’s Kaichi Uchida and Takeru Yuzuki beat Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara and Thai Pruchaya Isaro, 6-1, 7-5, in the men’s doubles final of the Zhangjiagang International Challenger in China on Saturday.

Alcantara and Isaro defeated Hsiou …

South Korea recorded its longest streak of tropical nights this year, as a prolonged heat wave continued to grip the country throughout August, the state weather agency said Sunday.

The number of tropical nights reached 20.2 days this year, outnumbe…

MANILA: Consumers were greeted with higher prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in September.

In separate advisories, Petron and Solane-branded LPG products increased prices by PHP0.55 per kilogram starting Sunday.

‘This reflects the internationa…