Davao City to send aid to typhoon Carina victims

DAVAO CITY: The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) is collating the necessary documents for the approval of the financial assistance to be given to areas hit by typhoon Carina in the National Capital Region.

In an interview o…

Chinese teen sets 100m freestyle world record in Paris

ANKARA: Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle broke the world record to win an Olympic gold in the men’s 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday.

In the finals held at the Paris La Defense Arena, Pan, 19, swam the 100 meters in 46.40 seconds to break his own world rec…

PNP: 97.79% of Cordillera villages drug-cleared

BAGUIO CITY: The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) said 97.79 percent or 798 of the 816 drug-affected villages in the region have been declared drug cleared.

‘Cordillera region is the second nationwide with the most nu…

Japan foreign ministry awards former UPLB chancellor Sanchez

MANILA: The Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the awarding of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation on Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez Jr., professor and former chancellor of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

In a statement on Thurs…

Espinosa’s nephew wins boxing gold medal at ROTC Games

MANILA: Carlo Espinosa of the La Concepcion College – Bulacan bagged the men’s 57-60kg event in the Air Force division of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games – Luzon leg at the Tagaytay Combat Sports Center in Cavite on Thursda…

Timor-Leste President pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, war martyrs

President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta laid wreaths at the monument to war heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 1. The President of Timor-Leste is on his four-day state v…

Thousands Join Funeral Prayers For Haniyeh In Several States

KUALA LUMPUR, Mosques in the country today held funeral prayers in absentia for Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

In addition to mosques under the supervision of the Department of Islamic Development…