The Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee issued a joint press release on its 12th meeting co-chaired by Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko in Tokyo on August 7. The meeting marked the first …

MANILA: The proposed confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for the Office of the President (OP) in 2025 are vital in addressing urgent security issues confronting the country, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has said.

This, as Pangandaman def…

LAOAG CITY: The provincial government of Ilocos Norte announced Wednesday that an initial amount of PHP300 million is ready for release for the payment of lots for the expansion of the Laoag International Airport this year.

Lawyer Athena Nicolette Pi…

MANILA: Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to set soonest the oral arguments for his petition to resolve the issue of whether both houses of Congress should vote jointly or separately in tackling amendments to …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is paying an official visit to Japan from August 7-10. During the visit, Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee, and held talks o…

MANILA: The weather bureau said Wednesday the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the tropical cyclone spotted outside PAR are not affecting the country.

The LPA, last tracked 575 km. northeast of Itbayat, B…

MANILA: The number of jobless Filipinos went down to 1.62 million in June this year from 2.33 million a year ago, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

In a briefing on Wednesday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the number of unemplo…

BAGUIO CITY: The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) on Wednesday opened its North Luzon satellite office here to cater to immigrant visa grantees’ clearance and other needs.

‘We can cater to Region 1, 2 and 3 with the accessible road access build…