GAZA CITY: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 17,997 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said
MANILA: Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said on Monday the agency is pushing for giving of more economic benefits and incentives to key barangay employees such as the barangay health workers, members of Lupon Tagapamayapa, and barangay tanods (wa…
MANILA: The proposed PHP5.768-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for next year was ratified by the Senate on Monday. This was after the bicameral conference committee approved the reconciled provisions of the GAA on Monday morning. In his bic…
Quang Ninh: The number of digital technology companies in Vietnam has increased by 30% while the industry’s revenue has risen by 32% since 2019, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said on December 11.
The country’s digital te…
TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Agriculture has spent PHP87.1 million for the 65 livelihood projects under the second phase of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program in Eastern Visayas this year. In an update released by the DA…
ILOILO CITY: The national government has spent roughly 98 percent of its PHP5.268 trillion budget for this year, according to Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman. At the final leg of this year’s Philippine Economic Briefing held at the Courtyard by M…
DUMAGUETE: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Negros Oriental said village chairpersons and representatives (kagawad) could still run for a local Liga ng Mga Barangay (LnB) post despite unpaid annual dues. DILG-Negros Orien…
Hanoi: The ASEAN – Japan conference on gender equality will be held in Hanoi on January 9-12, 2024, under the theme of ‘Comprehensive approach for gender equality in and through sports’, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on
