Incomes of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have climbed, thanks to a World Bank-financed project of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an Oct. 16 implementation status and results report, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the DA's Rural Development Project has so far jacked up the...
Despite delays due to budget cuts, the World Bank has lauded the implementation of its one-decade-old financing for a local community poverty-reduction program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Referring to its loans for the DSWD's National Community-Driven Development...
FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and UAW President Shawn Fain, speaks at a campaign rally at UAW Local 900, Aug. 8, 2024, in Wayne, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich....
The Italian navy ship Libra arrives at the port of Shengjin northwestern Albania Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, carrying the first group of migrants who were intercepted in international waters. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian...
The Office of the Chief Coroner: Ontario is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Angie Wang) TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government assistance, and grieving new widows. All of them requested...
Destroyed buildings that were hit by Israeli airstrikes are seen in Qana village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, officials said Wednesday, including more than a...
By DR. JAIME GALVEZ TAN There is a silent killer lurking in our country today, and it’s found in the very choices we make at the dining table—choices that too often, we’re not even aware of. This is far from a judgment of our eating habits; this is but an invitation to ask yourself this: do...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran's missile barrage earlier this month, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. President Joe Biden, right, talks with Israeli...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small businesses, homeowners and renters, delaying much needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Businesses...
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case . In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, left, addresses the judge while Combs, seated...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East that keeps intensifying and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation said Tuesday. Houthi rebel fighters march during a rally of support for the...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Department of Correction announced Tuesday. This image provided by the Idaho Department of Correction shows...
