DSWD-Bicol readies P220-M relief items amid bad weather

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol assured the public that the agency has sufficient family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items ready for distribution to those affected by weather disturbances.

In an…

Ops Setting: ‘Mastermind’ Senior Immigration Officer To Be Charged Early Next Month – Azam Baki

PUTRAJAYA, The mastermind who is an ‘influential’ senior immigration officer in a syndicate bringing in foreigners using the ‘counter setting’ modus operandi will be charged in court early next month.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) …

3 Chinese plane theft gang members intercepted at NAIA

Manila: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednedsay reported the interception of three Chinese men allegedly involved in a theft incident on a flight to Manila.

In a statement, BI officer-in-charge Joel Anthony Viado identified the suspects as Lyu Sh…

Azalina Receives GIFA Special Award For Contribution To Arbitration Reform

PUTRAJAYA, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), was awarded the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) Special Award 2024 for Leadership in Legislative and Institutional Reforms rel…

2K fire-hit families in Tondo get cash aid from Manila LGU

Manila: A total of 2,006 families left homeless by the massive fire in Tondo, Manila over the weekend received cash assistance worth PHP10,000 from the city government.

Mayor Honey Lacuna led the distribution of cash aid to affected residents of the …

UTeM Offers Six Aid Packages Including Anak Emas Scholarship To Dharshini

MELAKA, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) has offered its Anak Emas Scholarship to S. Dharshini to pursue the Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) programme next month.

UTeM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Massila Kamalrudin…

PSEi down on profit taking, peso stays flat

Manila: The local stock barometer declined on Wednesday due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso barely moved.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 19.46 points to 7,155.90 while All Shares also slightly declined by 2.21 points to …