Streamlined procurement will solve lack of basic educ books – solon

MANILA: There is a need to streamline the procurement of public school textbooks to ensure that all learners have their own set.

In a news release on Saturday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II…

BOC to owner of other smuggled Bugatti Chiron: We’ll find you

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday issued stern warnings against the registered owner of one of two smuggled Bugatti Chiron Super Sport cars.

In a statement, Commissioner Bien Rubio vowed to find a certain Thu Thrang Nguyen, the alleged …

$95-B funding package for Ukraine, Israel nears US Senate passage

HOUSTON: The US Senate voted late Friday to push a USD95.3 billion funding package for Ukraine and Israel closer to passage.

Senators voted 64-19 in a bipartisan effort to move forward with the bill, which would provide USD60 billion in defense aid f…

Gov’t mulls targeted subsidy to agri sector – NEDA exec

MANILA: An official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Saturday said the government is looking into providing targeted subsidy to the agricultural sector.

Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said that for now, NEDA is planning …