Floods: Melaka Residents Want River Maintenance Work Carried Out To Prevent Recurrence

JASIN, Flood victims in Kampung Parit Lambong and Kampung Tanjong Laboh here want the state government and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) to take immediate action, including carrying out maintenance on the river and ditches that are …

Vietnamese PM meets with Philippine President in Vientiane

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. in Vientiane, Laos, on October 8 on the occasion of their attendance to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits.

At the meeting, the t…

BIR-7 boasts revenue collection windfall in 2023

The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Central Visayas (BIR-7) recorded a 10.21 percent increase in revenue collections in 2023.

At the Bagong Pilipinas forum on Tuesday, BIR-7 Director Douglas Rufino said the bureau recorded a PHP3.9-billion jump in las…

Lawmaker: All establishments mandated to have PWD priority lanes

MANILA: A lawmaker on Tuesday urged all commercial and government establishments to implement express or priority lanes for persons with disabilities (PWD) in their facilities.

Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. cited a seve…

PM meets with Lao NA Chairman

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8, as part of his trip to Laos to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Antique aspirant for governor backs out to run as party-list rep

One of the earliest aspirants for governor in the Province of Antique has confirmed backing out from his original plan and instead is running as AnaKalusugan party-list second nominee.

Ray Roquero in a press conference on Tuesday said that he had al…

Deputy PM receives Sumitomo Corporation leader

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 8 for President and CEO of Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation Shingo Ueno, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes and highly values Japanese businesses’ operations in …