DSWD’s Oplan Pag-Abot keeps 1,461 people safe from street hazards

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Oplan Pag-Abot, has kept some 1,461 individuals, who used to live on the streets of Metro Manila, safe from various street hazards.

As of Dec. 18, the Oplan Pag-Abot which w…

Batac’s Empanada City: Nurturing Ilocanos through the years

BATAC CITY: While the famous empanada of this city is not an Ilocano original, this meat pastry consisting of green papaya, monggo beans, longganisa (sausage), and one whole egg wrapped in an orange-colored flour wrapper that is deep-fried, has become…

Symposium talks treatment of autoimmune disordersDrive to prevent chronic kidney disease expanded to 12 provinces

Hanoi: World leading experts shared their views on ‘Advancing Precision Immunology for the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders’ at a symposium in Hanoi on December 18.

The event took place within the framework of the 2023 VinFuture Sci-Tech Week that k…

IPs in far-flung CAR villages benefit from ELCAC projects

BAGUIO CITY: An executive of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in the Cordillera supports the continued financing of the program aimed to end communist armed conflict, citing its benefits to the region’s indigenous peoples (IPs).

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Italian TV presenter impressed by beautiful, captivating Vietnam

Rome: Italian fashion model and television presenter Elisabetta Gregoraci has shared her impressions and experience from her recent trip to Vietnam, in a conversation with Silvio Vecchione, Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Naples city, southern Italy.

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Vietnamese cuisine among 100 best in the world

Hanoi: Vietnamese cuisine continues to shine internationally, having secured the 22nd spot on the 100 ‘best cuisines in the world’ list with an average score of 4.44/5 as voted by readers of the food magazine TasteAtlas.

Accordingly, Vietnam’s best r…

National conference on development of cultural industries slated for December 24

Hanoi: A national conference on the development of cultural industries, the first of its kind, will take place in Hanoi on December 24 in both in-person and online formats, which will be presided over by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Deputy PM Tr…