Deputy PM calls for press agencies’ solidarity for development

Hanoi: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang called on press agencies to promote solidarity and strong bond for mutual development while attending a New-Year press conference in Hanoi on February 20.

The event was jointly held by the Communist Party o…

348K applications processed on 1st week of voter sign-up

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday it has processed 348,349 applications in the first week of the resumption of voter registration for the 2025 midterm polls.

Comelec chair George Garcia, in a message to reporters, said the ap…

Senator asks OPAPRU to ensure MILF combatants’ proper use of cash aid

MANILA: Senator Raffy Tulfo has asked the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) to include in the decommissioning process the requirement for Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants to sign a document …

BI to deport Chinese fugitive intercepted at NAIA

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday reported the recent arrest of a Chinese fugitive wanted by authorities in Beijing.

In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 36-year-old Zhang Xianfa, was arrested at the immigration departur…

PPP, whole-of-nation approach benefiting folks in far-flung areas

BAGUIO CITY: Andy Mariano Masi, 49, a resident of a far-flung village in Tabuk City, Kalinga, used to plant rice on a 2,500-square-meter property where he got a percentage of the proceeds that could barely sustain the needs of his family.

This was un…

PNP chief orders sustained illegal drug campaign in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY: Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has ordered a sustained campaign against illegal drugs in Western Visayas under the leadership of newly installed Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) acting regional director Brig. Gen…

Commission on Filipinos Overseas to set up attaché office in Japan

MANILA: To touch base with migrant Filipinos in Japan, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will establish its first attaché office in the East Asian country.

In his welcome remarks at the CFO Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Secretar…