Vietnamese traditional dress wows spectators in Brunei

The Vietnamese traditional dress “Ao Dai” left a strong impression at the recent ASEAN Textile Exhibition held in Bandar Seri Begawan. The event, organised by ASEAN embassies in Brunei and Timor Leste in collaboration with the Universiti Teknologi Br…

PRO6 to augment police force in Davao City

ILOILO: The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO6) will send 100 personnel from two of its police offices to augment the civil disturbance management force in the ongoing police operations to capture fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) l…

Guo siblings left PH by boat, Shiela tells senators

MANILA: Shiela Guo confirmed to senators on Tuesday that she, her sister, dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, and brother Wesley had fled the country by sea.

“Sumakay po kami ng boat sa dagat (We boarded a boat in the sea),” Shiela told senators during…

DBM: P230B allocated for DSWD in 2025 NEP to aid vulnerable sectors

MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated some PHP230.057 billion in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure assistance for the most vulnerable sectors…

DOF proposes P33.7-B budget for 2025

MANILA: The Department of Finance (DOF) is seeking a PHP33.75 billion budget for 2025 which will be used for efficient tax administration and public service, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.

‘[O]ur proposed budget every year is always a faithful r…

‘No sacred cows’ as probe into Guo’s escape ‘almost finished’: PBBM

MANILA: There will be ‘no sacred cows’ in the investigation into the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said as he hinted that he now knows the people who helped the former mayor leave the …

DND chief seeks broader interpretation of MDT vs. China aggression

MANILA: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Tuesday the interpretation of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States in terms of an armed attack must be broadened for it to be res…