(MANILA BULLETIN) Here's some good news for public school teachers. Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. says more than 912,000 public school teachers employed by the Department of Education (DepEd) are set to receive...
Downward interest rates and bank reserves would bolster loans to productive economic sectors in the Philippines, according to the World Bank. "Along with lower inflation, the reductions in the real interest rate and lower reserve requirements could spur demand for credit in the near term by...
This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, after an explosion was reported. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters protested for better working conditions outside the national parliament on Wednesday. Professional firefighters march through Lisbon towards the Portuguese Parliament in a protest for better pay and work conditions, Wednesday, Oct. 2,...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters, assisted by waterbombing planes and volunteers, have made significant progress in containing a deadly forest blaze burning for four days in southern Greece, authorities said Wednesday. The fire service said the fire, which killed two local...
Nearly three-fourths of the loan for a flood control project in Metro Manila that the World Bank extended to the Philippines seven years ago remained unspent even as this financing is scheduled to end before yearend. A Sept. 30 implementation status and results report seen by Manila Bulletin...
ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Playful large white beluga whales bring joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by the warming water melting sea ice, starving polar bears and changing the entire food chain . A beluga whale swims behind a boat...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth , a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property. This photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick...
HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs , the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges . Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee holds a news conference at his office...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president , riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence. Claudia Sheinbaum waves from the vehicle taking her to...
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. A search and rescue...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. Israelis wait to re-board their bus...
