TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government is positioning the province as a potential business processing and outsourcing (BPO) investment destination to create job opportunities in the province. Jhon Allen Berbon, head of the provincial economic development and investment promotions office (PEDIPO), said in a phone interview Thursday attracting BPO investments is timely since there…
MANILA: The F. Manalo Bridge in Pasig City was temporarily closed after it was hit by barges swept by the strong current of the Marikina River on Wednesday at the height of bad weather caused by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. ‘This bridge is scheduled to be rehabilitated or reconstructed because masyadong mababa…
ANKARA: The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will officially start with an exceptional opening ceremony across the River Seine on Friday evening. It will be the first time that an opening ceremony of the Olympics will not be held at a stadium. “Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports into the city and the…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said there is no reason for rice retail prices to spike despite the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina. “There’s no reason to worry na magtaas iyong presyo ng bigas dahil sa ngayon maganda iyong harvest natin noong (that the prices of rice…
SEOUL: A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said. The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the presidential compound while monitoring the latest batch of balloons flown by the North earlier in the day….
CEBU CITY: The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) has intensified its personnel’s foot patrols to ensure the safety and security of learners during the opening of classes on Monday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, director of PRO-7, ordered the chiefs of police stations to strengthen foot patrols in their jurisdiction to watch over schoolchildren’s…
