MANILA: The Philippines is eyeing a tourism partnership with Austria to further increase the number of Austrian travelers to the country, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday.
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said Manila wanted to sign a Me…
ILOILO: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Iloilo is ready to accommodate import and export container cargo services from different economic hubs of the world, District Collector Julius B . Premediles has said.
Premediles, through the Iloilo City Go…
MANILA: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday expressed hope that the month of Ramadan would present opportunities for peace and development.
DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. made the remark as he greeted Filipino Mu…
RAMALLAH: Israel has erected barbed wire on a fence around the Lions’ Gate area adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities said Monday.
‘This is a dangerous precedent that has never occurred since 1967,…
DUMAGUETE: A PHP 120-billion project that would connect at least three towns in Negros Oriental to a former rebel-infested Tamlang Valley is seen to pave the way for progress and development, an official said Monday.
Alejandro Rafal, head of the
The Israel Embassy in Manila sent its condolences to the Philippines over the death of two Filipinos following a Houthi missile attack that hit their vessel bulk carrier MV True Confidence while transiting the Gulf of Aden last week.
MANILA: The proposed legislation amending Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) is a ‘significant step’ in promoting transparency and good governance and, at the same time, help government agencies utilize their budget effi…
In time for the celebration of Women’s Month, more than 2,200 women health volunteers in Pampanga received free diagnostic services during a medical mission organized by Governor Dennis Pineda on Tuesday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center.
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