40 education grants in the UK up for grabs

MANILA: Up to 40 slots are available for Filipinos under the United Kingdom’s Chevening scholarship, which produces outstanding leaders from all over the world.

In a briefing late Thursday afternoon in this city, Iain Cox, political counselor of the …

ERC-PCC task force to solve anti-competitive issues in power sector

MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday expressed optimism that a joint task force between the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will effectively address the alleged anti-competitive practices with…

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…

PH sees potential in trilateral cooperation with India, Japan

MANILA: The Philippine government sees ‘numerous opportunities’ in a possible trilateral partnership with Japan and India, one that is focused on both maritime security and economic development.

In a Stratbase ADRI forum in Makati on Friday, Foreign …

CIDG nabs suspect in slay of Cotabato City public safety chief

MANILA: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested one of the suspects in the murder of a retired policer who served as head of the Cotabato City Public Order and Safety Office.

In a statement on Friday, CIDG director Maj. Gen. Ro…

2 Negros cities to aid farmers hit by dry spell

MANILA: Two cities in southern Negros Occidental, whose rice farms are among the worst-hit by the dry spell, are set to provide assistance to affected farmers.

Latest data of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed that Kabankalan Cit…

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…