P71-M aid to benefit 17K Ilocos Norte residents

LAOAG CITY – About 17,000 Ilocos Norte residents are set to receive on Wednesday cash aid amounting to PHP71 million under the national government’s Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP).

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…

Labuan International School Students Clinch Top Prize In Cambridge Igcse Learner Award 2024

LABUAN, Three students from Labuan International School (LIS) have earned national recognition for their exceptional contribution to climate action.

Nur Hanis Batrisyia Ben Har, Jayden Tan Jiing Hao and Aireena Melissa Mohamad Syazwuan were announce…

CA confirms Mejia as JBC member

Manila: The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Jose Vicencio Mejia as a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) representing the private sector.

In his sponsorship speech, Senator Ronald del…

Sabah Among Top Six Contributors To Malaysia’s 2023 GDP – Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU, A record revenue of RM7 billion last year made Sabah among the top six contributors to Malaysia’s 2023 gross domestic product (GDP), said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Hajiji said figures released by the Statistics Department…

Classes suspended, relief aid deployed amid Mt. Kanlaon unrest

BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, which has several villages at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon, suspended classes on Tuesday following the increased seismic activity of the volcano in Negros Island.

“Due to increasing u…

Graft: GLC Executive Officer Remanded Six Days To Assist MACC Probe

KUALA TERENGGANU, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Terengganu has remanded an executive officer of a government-linked company (GLC) on suspicion of abusing her position to support the appointment of her husband’s company in obtaini…

Police seize P1.7-M shabu, arrest high-value suspect

DUMAGUETE CITY – The police seized PHP1.7 million worth of shabu and arrested a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust in Barangay Candau-ay, this city, near midnight Monday.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincia…