MANILA: Nearly 1,500 police personnel would secure Chinese New Year celebrations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday.
PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the deployment of these police officers will be in effect until Feb. 15.
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MANILA: To ensure that former rebels will not return to armed struggle, the local government of Can-avid in Eastern Samar assured Monday to provide them with decent homes.
Mayor Vilma Germino issued the statement following the groundbreaking of the ‘…
MANILA: The country’s headline inflation in January this year further eased to 2.8 percent, its lowest level since October 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
In a briefing, PSA Undersecretary and National Statisticia…
Hanoi: Hanoi authorities will organise numerous vibrant and appealing culture activities to attract visitors to the capital city during the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
This is also part of efforts to preserve and promote traditional cultural v…
MANILA: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) assured support for initiatives to strengthen river basin management and other measures to mitigate flood risks in vulnerable areas in the country.
“We cannot deny the fact that there are challenges and exist…
BACOLOD: The Negros Occidental provincial government will soon utilize solar power to energize its main office buildings as part of the initiatives to go renewable to ensure power security for Negrenses.
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said in a stateme…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence on Tuesday that the Philippines will take the lead in promoting the rule of law, social stability, and economic prosperity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
This, as …
COTABATO: Mamasapano town, a former war zone in Maguindanao del Sur is being transformed into a rice zone, with farmers in the area earning double under for selling palay or unhusked rice, a regional lawmaker said Tuesday.
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