South Korea gov’t to suspend licenses of 7K defiant trainee doctors

SEOUL: The health ministry said Monday it started taking procedures to suspend the licenses of around 7,000 trainee doctors who have defied the government’s order to go back to work, warning that such punishment would be “irreversible.”

About 9,000 t…

Davao gets Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping for 2023

DAVAO: This city is among the local government units (LGU) that passed the Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) last year, the city government said Monday.

In a statement…

PBBM among most influential leaders in SE Asia – Aussie think tank

MANILA: – An Australian independent think tank hailed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for emerging ‘one of the most interesting, influential and closely watched leaders’ in Southeast Asia since he assumed office in June 2022.

Lowy Institute Executi…

Senate OKs transfer of provincial, sub-provincial jails to BJMP care

MANILA: The Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2352 or the Jail Integration Act which seeks to transfer the control and supervision of the provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP).

After ear…

Antique eyes P119.86M hike in annual income from amended revenue code

BUENAVISTA: The Antique provincial government targets PHP119.86 million in additional income annually with the proposed amendment of its existing revenue code.

‘We needed to revisit our revenue code for it still dates back 18 years ago,’ said board m…

DA assures persistent price watch as costs of agri products drop

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured Monday of persistent monitoring on the prices of basic agricultural commodities in the country.

In a statement, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the Agribusiness and Marketing Assis…

Negros LGU bans full-face helmet in city proper to curb rider crimes

BACOLOD: The City of San Carlos in northern Negros Occidental is prohibiting the use of full-face helmets in the city proper to curb crimes committed by motorcycle riders wearing this type of protective gear to hide their identities.

Instead, the wea…