Singapore’s 59th National Day observed in HCM City

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on August 23 to mark the 59th National Day of the Republic of Singapore (August 9, 1965-2024).

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Prime Minister delivers online speech at ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 23 delivered an online speech at the 3rd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit with the theme ‘Strengthening Care Economy and Resilience Towards ASEAN Community Post-2025’

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Easterlies to bring rains to parts of Luzon, Visayas Friday

MANILA: The eastern section of Luzon, as well as parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, will get dampened with scattered rain showers on Friday due to the easterlies, the weather bureau said.

In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysica…

NAIA 3 cooling system temporarily shut down

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Friday temporarily shut down the cooling system of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 due to ‘chiller troubleshooting.’

‘As a precautionary and necessary measure to pr…

Cebu City allocates P15-M to drainage masterplan

CEBU CITY: Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Friday said an estimated budget of PHP15 million is needed to fund a comprehensive drainage masterplan in 2025.

Garcia said the new masterplan would replace the outdated drainage system being flooded du…

Gatchalian highlights better DSWD’s fund utilization

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has underscored the substantial improvement of the agency’s budget utilization rate.

He said the DSWD’s obligation rate in July 2023 was only 39 percent, with a disb…

PH, Brazil sign deals on education, technical cooperation

MANILA: The governments of the Philippines and Brazil on Friday signed two deals to boost their exchanges on education and technical cooperation.

Visiting Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo signed the…