Army acts as ‘Santa’ in formerly NPA-infested E. Samar village

TACLOBAN CITY: Soldiers brought Christmas cheers to a previously rebel-influenced remote village in Eastern Samar as part of their effort to block the recovery attempts of the New People’s Army (NPA).

Troops of the 78th Infantry Battalion under the 8…

ADB negotiates to finance expansion of Jakarta’s MRT project

Jakarta: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is in talks to help finance up to 600 million USD for the expansion of Jakarta’s mass rapid transit (MRT) project.

The MRT now stretches from Lebak Bulus to the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in central Jakarta. …

Over 44K hybrid coco seedlings up for planting in Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY: The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is eyeing to plant 44,200 high-quality seed nuts in the next few months under its hybridization program, which is included in the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP).

PCA Eastern…

Indonesia’s rice assistance programme to benefit 22 million families

Jakarta: The State Logistics Agency of Indonesia (Bulog) has announced that 22 million families in the country will benefit from the government’s rice assistance in 2024.

Bulog’s Public Relations and Institutional Affairs Manager Tomi Wijaya stated t…

Expanded voucher system to help decongest public schools

MANILA: The measure that includes kindergarten and elementary school students in the coverage of government assistance and subsidies to private schools would help decongest public schools, a House leader said on Tuesday.

During the Bagong Pilipinas N…

Malaysia announces plans to cope with rising COVID-19 cases

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has stated that despite the rising number of infections, the situation is under control as the ministry has strengthened its five-point COVID-19 management plan.

These include community tracing …

Tolentino confirms stepping down as Blue Ribbon chair, CA member

MANILA: Senator Francis Tolentino announced on Tuesday that he is set to manifest his resignation as chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and member of the Commission on Appointments when the Senate resumes its regular session on Jan. 22, 2…