PERAK JKM PROVIDES COUNSELLING TO FAMILIES OF PERISHED RMN PERSONNEL

LUMUT, The Perak Social Welfare Department (JKM) is offering counseling services to the families of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel who perished in the helicopter tragedy in Lumut yesterday.

State Women, Family, Social Welfare, Cooperatives,…

Junking of Reds-linked groups’ plea vs. PH gov’t a win for rule of law

MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision junking various petitions filed by communist front groups against former and current officials of the Philippine government.

Lawmaker wants proper implementation of new solo parents’ benefits

MANILA: A lawmaker on Thursday called for proper implementation of the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, particularly the provision on their additional benefits such as social assistance, tax exemptions, and discounts.

Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-l…

9 Filipino volunteers in Paris Olympics to undergo training

MANILA: The Philippine Sports Commission, in partnership with the French Embassy and the France Volontaires-Philippines, will conduct a volunteer training course for nine Filipino volunteers that will be part of the backbone for achieving successful s…

PNP Region 6 nets 1.5K wanted persons in Q1

ILOILO CITY: The intensified efforts of various police units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) have resulted in the apprehension of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of this year.

The figure, however, was a bit lower compared to the s…

Negros Oriental not imposing ban on hogs from Bohol

DUMAGUETE CITY: The provincial government of Negros Oriental is not imposing a ban on live hogs and pork by-products coming from Bohol, according to an official on Wednesday.

Jaymar Vilos, designated information officer of the Provincial Veterinary O…

US, PH strengthen work vs. ‘foreign information manipulation’

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Philippines and the United States have agreed to strengthen engagement against false foreign narratives, encompassing ‘all kinds of disinformation’.

The commitment was made during the 11th US-Philippine Bilateral Strategic Dialog…