PH to get share of $8.1-B US emergency aid package

MANILA: The Philippines’ inclusion in the proposed USD8.1 billion aid package of the United States House of Representatives would help strengthen the country’s defense capabilities, especially amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

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APM PERSONNEL DIES AFTER MORE THAN 40 DAYS IN COMA

SEREMBAN, Muhammad Afiq Ammar, a member of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) stationed in Penang, tragically passed away yesterday after being in a coma since March 9.

Negeri Sembilan APM director, Col Mohd Nazri Mes Kam, stated that Muhammad …

New PDEA Academy to rise in Tanay, Rizal

TANAY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy will be relocated to this town as soon as the construction of a state-of-the-art training complex inside a sprawling 11-hectare property is completed.

The envisioned school will be complete…

TERENGGANU GOVT MONITORING DEVIANT TEACHINGS TO PREVENT REVIVAL

KUALA TERENGGANU, The Terengganu government is closely monitoring deviant teachings labeled as misleading by the State Mufti Department to prevent their resurgence following alleged attempts to revive Ayah Pin’s teachings in Besut recently.

State In…

State of calamity up in 3 Negros Oriental LGUs due to El Niño

DUMAGUETE: At least three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental have already declared a state of calamity due to agricultural losses and damages induced by the El Niño phenomenon.

In an interview Tuesday, Adrian Sedillo, executive director…

OFWs who died in UAE flooding ‘coming home’ this week

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is targeting to bring home the remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died during the severe flooding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on or before April 27.

In a virtual press confe…

PSEi back to 6,500-level, peso on sideways

MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) took positive cues from Wall Street overnight, bringing back the local index to the 6,500-level, while the peso closed Tuesday sideways.

The PSEi increased by 0.97 percent to 6,506.80, with All Share…