DA-PRDP completes P1.7-B infra in Region 11

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has completed 41 infrastructure projects worth PHP1.7 billion in the Davao region.

In an interview Friday, PRDP project director and concurrent DA-11 Regional Direct…

Magnitude 5.4 quake jolts Surigao Sur

MANILA: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon.

In a bulletin issued at 6:30 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic quake struck 89 kilometers southeast of Cagwait at 5:28…

DOF leads G-24 technical meetings to tackle global challenges

MANILA: The Department of Finance (DOF), which currently sits as chair of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Board of Governors, recently led the G-24 Technical Group Meetings (TGMs).

In a statement on Friday, the DOF said the technica…

MIC eyes membership in global network of sovereign wealth funds

MANILA: The Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) is set to apply for Associate Membership in the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) to strengthen transparency and good governance.

In a statement on Friday, the Department of Finance (DO…

Pangasinan police opens day care center for personnel’s children

MANILA: A total of 19 children of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) personnel joined the first day of class at the police office’s Tanglaw Lahi Day Care Center on Friday.

The center, intended for kids aged 6 years and below, aims to provide …

Cebu City child workers’ parents get P3.5-M livelihood aid

MANILA: A total of PHP3.5 million worth of livelihood assistance in the form of materials, jigs, and equipment was released to 139 parents of profiled child laborers in the siomai capital village of Tisa here, a labor official said Friday.

Lilia Esti…

Gaza death toll tops 30K as Israel fires on aid seekers

MANILA: More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its offensive against Hamas in October, the Hamas-run health ministry said Thursday as the Israeli army fired at a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid…