Israel-Gaza conflict seen to affect PH seafarers, economy

MANILA: A senator warned on Tuesday the present state of the global maritime industry and expanding geopolitical conflict are threatening the jobs of Filipino seafarers.

Senator Imee Marcos, in a news release, cited in particular the Houthi rebels co…

P500-B allotted for social amelioration in 2024 nat’l budget – Speaker

MANILA: For the first time, nearly PHP500 billion has been set aside for the social amelioration program that will benefit an estimated 48 million Filipinos under the proposed PHP5.768-trillion 2024 national budget, House of Representatives Speaker Ma…

42 former NPA rebels in central Negros get cash aid

BACOLOD CITY: Forty-two former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental received cash aid of PHP30,000 each from the provincial government as immediate assistance to start their integration into the ma…

Free condoms to be available in all DOH-CAR toilets

BAGUIO CITY: Free condoms will be made available in all Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) toilets soon as part of the bid to address the rising cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the region.

“Do not be surpri…

CICC to penalize social media, e-commerce platforms due to scams

MANILA: The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is looking to penalize social media and e-commerce platforms for inaction related to fake accounts and scams.

In a televised interview over ANC on Tuesday, CICC Executive Director Un…

Quang Binh targets 5 million tourists in 2024

Quang Binh: The central province of Quang Binh targets to welcome 4.5-5 million visitors in 2024, and earn some 5.6 trillion VND (more than 227 million USD) from tourism next year.

To realise these goals, the local tourism sector will continue to pro…

PBBM to Filipinos: Be conscious, responsible in using energy supply

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on Filipinos to be conscious and responsible in using energy supply.

In observance of the 2023 National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM), Marcos emphasized the need for the public to reflec…