HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam Experts on Thursday, June 20, called on governments of countries with high prevalence of Hepatitis C to declare it a public emergency to meet the goals set by international bodies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Global health experts discuss the urgent need to...
Senators expressed differing views over Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from all her Cabinet positions on Wednesday, June 19. Vice President Sara Duterte (file photo) Senators expressed differing views over Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from all her Cabinet positions on...
On June 5, 2024, a ceremony was held to send-off the 16th batch of Filipino candidates for nurse and certified care worker under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) at the Department of Migrant Workers in Mandaluyong City. First Secretary and Labor Attaché Kanno Chihiro...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 19 reiterated his belief that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo was able to deceive the national government, citing documents that would prove her real identity as Guo Hua Ping. Gatchalian had earlier shared a document provided by the Board of Investments...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) Two days after the June 17 rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, details of the botched operation have finally come to light which explained why China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel, who were supposed to be civilian...
On June 6, 2024, a poetic celebration of cultural diplomacy and literary heritage took place at the Pushkin Monument in Mehan Garden, Manila. The Pushkin Poetry Reading event marked the 225th birthday of Russia’s national poet, Alexander Pushkin, and Russian Language Day. The event was graced by...
Deputy Head of Mission Mohd Fareed Zakaria Delegates from Malaysia convened in the Embassy of Malaysia in Makati on June 6, 2024, to lay the groundwork for the upcoming National Human Capital Conference and Exhibition (NHCCE) 2024, scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 2, 2024, at...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The only fast prescribed by the Torah of Moses was that of the Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement (Lv 16:31). Regular fasting became common in later Judaism when pious Jews fasted twice a week out of devotion. Some occasionally fasted out of grief. However some fasted for a...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Today, we join the rest of the nation in honoring our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, as the country marks his 128th birthday. In last week’s column – which was published as we celebrated our 126th Independence Day anniversary – we reflected on Dr. Rizal’s call for the...
(File photo) A member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when China Coast Guard (CCG) intentionally rammed the supply boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were engaged in a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, June 17. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief...
The government fully awarded bids for Treasury bills (T-bills) at Tuesday’s auction despite most benchmark yields climbing. The national government raised the programmed P15 billion. Demand across the board reached P40.3 billion The 91-day Treasury bill rate slightly declined to 5.666 percent...
A year after assuming the presidency of the University of the Philippines (UP), Angelo Jimenez launched the 10 flagship programs on Tuesday, June 18, as part of the university’s Strategic Plan for 2023-2029, during the weeklong celebration of UP’s 116th founding anniversary University of the...
