Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has encouraged coordination in addressing the African swine fever (ASF) virus that hit three villages in the southern city of Carcar. The governor cited the Local Government Code’s (LGC) provision on the proper course of acti…
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported on Friday a Japanese national wanted by authorities in Tokyo for financial fraud. Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Risa Yamada, 26, was deported early Friday morning on board a Japan Airlines flight to Narita….
The Australian Embassy on Friday assured the Philippines that AUKUS would be transparent in the implementation of its multi-year submarine deal. AUKUS earlier unveiled a submarine project that will see Canberra acquiring conventionally-armed, nuclear-…
Expectations for another increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates next week resulted to the uptick of the central bank’s 28-day securities rate Friday. Data released by the BSP showed that average rate of the debt paper rose to 6.66…
Senator Imee Marcos urged on Friday the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) groups to give more focus on creating support programs to deal with family problems being faced by overseas workers. Marcos made the s…
Trade unions representing Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) workers managed to find common ground with the government Thursday to reach an agreement that would end the long-running strikes over a pay dispute. The deal gives a 5 percent pay rise …
