Padilla spearheads basic military training for Senate employees

MANILA: Senator Robinhood Padilla on Thursday led the launching of a Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) program for Senate officials and employees, which will start this month up to June this year.

Padilla, a reserve Lieutenant Colonel of the Phi…

DILG to probe local execs’ lapses over Chocolate Hills resort

MANILA: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said it would look into the accountability of concerned local government units (LGUs) over the construction of the Captain’s Peak Resort within the vicinity of the iconic C…

Sandigan denies ex-QC Mayor Bistek’s demurrer to graft raps

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has denied former Quezon City mayor Herbert “Bistek”Bautista’s motion to dismiss pending charges against him in connection with alleged irregularities in a PHP32-million ICT (information and communications technology) project…

PSEi on 3-day rally, peso ends flat

MANILA: The local stock market sustained its three-day rally on Thursday, while the peso closed flat against the US dollar.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) inched up by 0.04 percent, or 2.45 points, to 6,967.96, while the broader…

DOST partners with 2 Canadian universities for scholarships

MANILA: The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday it has inked partnerships with two Canadian universities to provide scholarships to Filipinos.

The agreements were signed with University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Universit…

3 extortionists using First Lady’s name nabbed in Pasay

MANILA: Authorities have arrested three individuals for alleged extortion and using the name of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in their illegal activities.

Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief, Maj. G…

26 workers rescued after Australian gold mine collapses

ANKARA: Some 26 workers were rescued hours after a gold mine collapsed in Australia’s Victoria state on Wednesday, local media reported.

Rescuers are working to free a miner who remains trapped in the Ballarat Gold Mine after a rockfall, the Australi…