DTI eyes 128K engineers as PH chosen for US CHIPS Act aid

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing to produce 128,000 engineers for the semiconductor industry as the Philippines and the United States partnered to develop the domestic sector.

In a statement Tuesday, the DTI said the count…

Death toll from LPA trough, ‘amihan’ rains in Mindanao now 18

MANILA: The death toll from the effects of bad weather due to a trough of a low pressure area and the northeast monsoon (amihan) in parts of Mindanao has climbed to 18.

In its latest situation report on Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction a…

Vietnamese citizens still safe in Israel amidst hostilities: Embassy

Tel Aviv: There have been no casualties or loss in both human and assets recorded among the Vietnamese citizens in Israel after four months of the fierce hostilities between Israel and Hamas, according to the Vietnamese Embassy there.

Ambassador Ly D…

DILG prods LGUs: Strictly enforce ban on trikes, pedicabs in highways

MANILA: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday reminded anew local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce the ban on pedicabs and tricycles on national roads and highways.

‘It is unfortunate that many LGUs have not…

Floods displace 2.9K families from 21 villages in Butuan

BUTUAN: At least 21 barangays here are currently affected by flooding as the water level in the Agusan River continued to rise due to the persisting inclement weather, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) said Tuesday.

The CDRR…

Floods displace 2.9K families from 21 villages in Butuan

BUTUAN: At least 21 barangays here are currently affected by flooding as the water level in the Agusan River continued to rise due to the persisting inclement weather, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) said Tuesday.

The CDRR…

All presidential appointees under ‘performance review’: Palace

MANILA: Malacañang is currently conducting a ‘performance review’ of all incumbent presidential appointees to make sure that they remain qualified to hold their respective positions.

‘This is a directive to all presidential appointees, including thos…