UN, Surigao City open housing model unit for Sama-Badjaus

The United Nations Habitat Philippines (UN-Habitat) and the Surigao City government opened Monday the city’s first model housing unit for the Sama-Badjau residents.

The model housing unit, a quadruplex that could accommodate four families, was opene…

Patented Orchid Hybrid Named After Kelantan Sultanah

KOTA BHARU, Sultanah of Kelantan, Sultanah Nur Diana Petra, has chosen her name to be patented for an orchid named the Vandachostylis Sultanah Nur Diana Petra.

The Kelantan state government patented the name with the Royal Horticultural Society, bas…

MIAA abolishes 844 plantilla posts amid NAIA privatization

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), former operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), on Tuesday abolished 844 plantilla positions following the airport’s privatization.

Most of these were the positions of those…

Cuti-cuti Malaysia Carnival At Craft Complex From Oct 25 – 27

KUALA LUMPUR, Various attractive tourism package offers, including discounts from 15 to 50 per cent, awaiting visitors at the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia Carnival (KCCM) 2024, which will run for three days at the Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay here, starting O…

Shellfish ban up in 10 Eastern Visayas bays

Shellfish ban are up in 10 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Tuesday.

In its advisory, the BFAR said the red tide was detected in the seawater samples collected in the coastal waters of …

Antique to identify priority projects for P821-M budget

The Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) has to identify priority projects funded by the over PHP821.59 million approved Supplemental Budget No. 2 (SB2), which originally was PHP1.228 billion.

The provincial board slashed the budget by …

Ringgit Down Amid Rising US Yields, Uncertainty Over Rate Cuts

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit closed slightly lower against the US dollar, as the sharp increase in US Treasury yields stoked caution among traders and markets regarding the likelihood of future US rate cuts.

At 6 pm, the local note stood at 4.2850/2895…