DOJ: No US request yet for Quiboloy’s extradition

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said it has yet to receive any request from the United States government for the extradition of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

“Yung sa case ni (As to the case of) Quibo…

DA to continue to aid farmers as agri damage climbs to over P357M

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set for another rollout of aid to farmers as the country’s agriculture suffered PHP357.38 million worth of damage and losses due to the strong and mature El Niño.

According to its latest bulletin released…

DTI lauds signing of ‘Tatak Pinoy’ law, to bolster industrialization

MANILA: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual reaffirmed the department’s commitment to boost its science, technology and innovation-driven industrialization agenda with the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 11982 or the Tatak …

Estrada ready to adopt House version of minimum wage hike bill

MANILA: Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who sponsored the Senate version of the bill seeking a PHP100 minimum wage hike in the private sector, said Monday that he is looking forward to adopting the House of Representatives’ version of the measure.

This came…

Updating Constitution to help achieve PDP targets: NEDA

MANILA: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Monday underscored the importance of updating the economic provisions in the Constitution to attract more foreign direct investments (FDI) and help achieve the P…

Vietnam an example of dangerous epidemic containment

Hanoi: Vietnam has established itself as one of the leading countries in the fight against emerging diseases in the context of a number of dangerous and fast-spreading epidemics in the world over the past years like COVID-19 and earlier, SARS or MERS-…

UNESCO helps Vietnam strengthen vocational education for out-of-school children

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: The UNESCO Office in Vietnam in coordination with the Centre for Vocational Education and Training under the Trade Union of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on February 26 launched a project on facilitating access to vocational and transferab…