P300-K bounty offered for Mindoro politician-dentist’s killers

CALAPAN CITY: The mayor and a civil society group in this city on Monday offered a PHP300,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the gruesome killing of a barangay kagawad (councilman).

Augustine Bolor Jr., 63, …

Trial for Dak Lak terrorism case to open on January 16

Dak Lak: The People’s Court of Dak Lak will open the first-instance trial on January 16 for 100 defendants involved in a case of “terrorism aimed at opposing the people’s administration, terrorism, organising illegal exit or entry for others, and harb…

Diokno turns over DOF post to Recto

MANILA: Former Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno officially turned over the Department of Finance (DOF) leadership to newly appointed Finance Secretary Ralph Recto in a ceremony on Monday at the DOF office in Manila.

‘Ralph is a seasoned policymaker …

DOLE: No extension of Jan. 15 deadline for 13th month pay report

MANILA: Companies only have until Jan. 15 to submit their 13th-month pay compliance report, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday.

‘Yes, under the IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations) of the law, report of compliance shall …

Army, OPAMINE vow to sustain Davao insurgency-free status

DAVAO: The 10th Infantry Division (I0ID) and the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) have vowed to further strengthen efforts in sustaining the peace gains of being an insurgency-free Davao region.

Maj. Mark Anthony Tito, the 10ID s…

Lunar New Year celebration for overseas Vietnamese slated for February 1-2

HCM City: The annual ‘Xuan Que Huong’ (Homeland Spring) programme – the biggest cultural event held for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year – will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1-2, or the 22nd-23rd day of the …

Solon vows support to foreign investors in energy

MANILA: Senator Raffy Tulfo has promised to support foreign investors who want to invest in the field of energy in the Philippines.

Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, made this promise in a dinner meeting with Singaporean business exec…