Tay Ninh meeting marks 45th anniversary of southwestern border defence war victory

Tay Ninh: A gathering was held in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on January 7 to mark the 45th anniversary of the southwestern border defence war victory and the toppling of the genocidal regime (January 7, 1979-2024).

The event, held by the T…

Davao City logs fewer scam complaints in 2023

DAVAO CITY: Around 445 scam complaints here were recorded in 2023, fewer than the 590 cases in the previous year, an official from the city’s Anti-Scam Unit said Monday.

Simplicio Sagarino, Anti-Scam Unit head, said the complaints came from walk-in c…

Power firm supplies more electricity to off-grid areas

MANILA: In line with the administration’s goal of ensuring a stable supply of electricity across the country, listed power generation firm DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) supplied more electricity to off-grid areas in 2023.

In a disclosure to the Philippine S…

240 seasonal workers in Dinagat undergo Korean basic language tutorial

BUTUAN CITY: At least 240 seasonal farmworkers from different towns in Dinagat Islands who are set to be deployed to South Korea this year are undergoing a basic Korean language tutorial that started Monday.

The 15-day tutorial program is an initiati…

Dengue kills 21 in Pangasinan in 2023; cases up by 12%

MALASIQUI: Health authorities are urging Pangasinenses to seek medical help immediately when experiencing symptoms of dengue fever after the province recorded 21 deaths and cases increased by 12 percent in 2023.

Data from the Provincial Health Office…

Germany vies for two-state solution for Israel, Palestine

LONDON: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock underscored the critical need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asserting that Israelis and Palestinians can only live side by side in peace “if one’s security equals the ot…

Antique provincial board creates body to focus on renewable energy

BUENAVISTA: The provincial board of Antique approved the creation of an Energy Council that will craft an ordinance for developing renewable energy resources in the province.

Board Member Pio Jessielio Sumande, chairperson of the committee on environ…