Pope offers ‘Golden Rose’ to Virgin of Antipolo

ANTIPOLO CITY: Pope Francis has conferred upon the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in this city the gift of the Golden Rose in solemn ceremonies held Monday morning.

The Golden Rose or Rosa d’Oro was carried to the Antipolo …

UNESCO helps Vietnam strengthen vocational education for out-of-school children

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: The UNESCO Office in Vietnam in coordination with the Centre for Vocational Education and Training under the Trade Union of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on February 26 launched a project on facilitating access to vocational and transferab…

NU secures 3rd straight win in UAAP women’s tennis

MANILA: Defending champion National University (NU) defeated Ateneo de Manila University, 3-2, to remain undefeated in the UAAP Season 86 women’s tennis competition at the Felicisimo Ampon Tennis Center-Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila on Sunda…

DOJ: Proposal on separate jails for Muslim PDL need careful study

MANILA: The proposal to put up prisons solely for Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDL) needs careful study as it may set an unnecessary precedent.

Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday said “it can be done’ but it …

Child rapist in Calabarzon ‘most wanted’ list nabbed

CALAMBA: An alleged child rapist who was tagged by the Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO4A) as among the ‘Most Wanted Persons’ in the five-province region was finally handcuffed.

Col. Gauvin Mel Unos, acting director of the Laguna Provincial Pol…

Vietnam an example of dangerous epidemic containment

Hanoi: Vietnam has established itself as one of the leading countries in the fight against emerging diseases in the context of a number of dangerous and fast-spreading epidemics in the world over the past years like COVID-19 and earlier, SARS or MERS-…

PBBM names Jose Moises Salonga as new LWUA head

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed lawyer Jose Moises Salonga on February 19 as the new Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) chief, replacing Homer Revil.

Salonga graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 1999 with a degre…