CEBU CITY – Hopes are high for the Philippines’ economic growth as bankers are one in believing that the country’s potential is something that the global market should pay attention to. SANDEEP Uppal, president and CEO of Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC)-Philippines, shares his...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office is preparing security measures one week before the filing of Certificates of Candidacy here for the May 2025 mid-term elections. “We are fully committed to safeguarding the integrity of the election process,” said ICPO Director Police Col. Kim...
BACOLOD CITY – A Bacolod City Regional Trial Court has dismissed the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by local transport groups here against two police officers of the Bacolod City Police Office after they were arrested during a transport strike in this city recently. The respondents were...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Mayor Malou F. Morillo shared this city's best practices on resiliency which focused on green tourism during the meeting of governors and mayors of Association of Southeast Asian Nations capitals in Vientiane, Laos recently. CALAPAN City Hall. (Mayor Morillo FB)...
The Philippines has pledged to become the voice for peace as it stands with the world now working for the future. At the Summit of the Future in New York, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Sept. 23, welcomed the gathering of leaders in an aim to renew the world’s collective...
DAVAO CITY – National Development Co. General Manager Antonilo Mauricio has joined biowaste management company Davao Thermo Biotech Corp. (DTBC) as a member of its board of directors, the company announced. MAURICIO (Keith Bacongco) In a statement, DTBC Chief Executive Officer Olive Puentespina...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested three suspected drug pushers and seized shabu worth P20.4 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talisayan here on Saturday, September 21. THREE suspected drug pushers were apprehended and shabu worth P20.4 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 beneficiaries each received P10,000 cash assistance under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFFF) at the Western Mindanao State University Gym here on Saturday, September 21. Mayor John Dalipe here and Rep. Mannix Dalipe of...
The Southern Police District (SPD) nabbed 62 wanted persons during its 33rd Warrant Day operations and confiscated P8.72 million worth of illegal drugs in a week. According to the SPD, the Warrant Day operations were held on Sept. 20 in the cities of Muntinlupa, Taguig, Pateros, Las Piñas,...
As the 2025 midterm national election approaches, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has started monitoring incidents of threats, harassment, and violence against elective officials like those in the barangay (village) level. "We stress that these acts incite fear across communities and...
Filipino students bagged 14 awards at the 10th Iranian Geometry Olympiad (IGO). The IGO is an annual contest with four different levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced and free. “Contestants have to solve five geometry problems within four hours in the Elementary Level, and 4.5...
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with the Korean government agency National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC) for New Clark City’s (NCC) urban planning, smart city development, green energy, and smart administrative systems. In a...
