CHED approves Samar State University med school application to operate

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) approved the public medical school application of Samar State University (SSU).

In a statement on Sunday night, CHED Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III said the government authority to operate was granted …

BI to deport 2 aliens wanted for money laundering, cybercrime

A Taiwanese and a South Korean are facing deportation for being fugitives from justice in their homelands, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Monday.

In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 44-year-old Taiwanese national Li Ming …

SEC intensifies investor education to address fraudulent scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Iloilo extension office is intensifying its education advocacy to help investors not fall prey to fraudulent schemes.

The campaign would also push financial literacy among would-be investors, and help th…

11 Pinoys from Houthi-attacked ship to arrive in PH

Eleven Filipino crew members of bulk carrier M/V True Confidence, which was attacked by Houthi rebels on March 6 while in the Gulf of Aden, are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.

In a new…

‘High Roller’ wins Philracom Road to Triple Crown race

High Roller topped the 2024 Philracom Road to the Triple Crown race by a close margin at Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas on Sunday.

The three-year-old Minsk out of Lucky Nine bay filly, ridden by jockey Pablito Cabalejo and owned by Lamb…

Charges vs. Pinoys detained over Japanese couple’s death out March 23

Charges against the two Filipinos arrested in Japan for allegedly abandoning the bodies of a married couple in Tokyo are expected to be out by March 23.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Monday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega…

Saudi king calls for halting heinous crimes in Gaza

Saudi King Salman on Sunday called for halting ‘heinous crimes’ in the Gaza Strip amid the deadly five-month Israeli offensive on the Palestinian enclave.

Saudi Arabia is set to observe the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Monday….