NBI files raps vs. firm in Italy recruitment scam

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday filed criminal charges against a firm that allegedly promised employment in Italy in exchange for up to PHP180,000 placement fees.

This was after 48 individuals from Cavite and Batangas filed a co…

Mindanao gears toward 50% renewable energy mix by 2030

As Mindanao faces pressing energy and environmental challenges due to rapid industrialization and population growth, it has set a grand target of achieving a 50-percent renewable energy (RE) share in the overall energy mix by 2030.

In a press briefi…

Free rides cushion impact of transport strike in Metro Manila

Around 600 drivers stopped operations in Metro Manila as of Monday afternoon, the first of a planned three-day transport strike in protest of the public utility vehicle modernization program.

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said it…

Japanese NGO speeds up agricultural dev’t in Luzon

Japan Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Monday officially inked a grant contract for the third phase of the ‘Safe Vegetable Production Technology Dissemination and Vegetable Distribution System Improvement Project’ in Luzon.

In collaboration with the…