A barge carrying a coconut leaf-shaped pedestrian bridge and its supporting framework, weighing a combined 3,400 tons, began a 124-km sea journey on Sunday morning from Vung Tau toward the center of Ho Chi Minh City for final assembly.
Read full articleMANILA, Philippines — The Inquirer’s two-part special report on the country’s growing debt burden won Best News Coverage at the 48th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). The reports, “Debt service eats up biggest slice of budget pie” and “PH debt stock projected to hit P19T by end of 2026,” were written by Krixia Subingsubing, Nyah
LUCENA CITY — Multi-sectoral groups have joined forces to intensify a campaign supporting more than 250 farming families in Sariaya, Quezon, who have been stripped of their rights to lands awarded to them under the government’s agrarian reform program. The “Save Sariaya Now!” campaign was launched at the Diocese of Lucena’s Sentro Pastoral in Lucena
BAGUIO CITY — Delegations from across the Cordillera performed their signature festival dances before residents and weekend tourists here on Saturday, Oct. 17, as the region marked Indigenous Peoples Month and sought to sustain tourism. The fifth Cordillera Festival of Festivals comes as the region faces economic pressures from rising fuel and food prices and
We never had house arrest before, but suddenly we do, Saifuddin says.
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipal government of Santa Lucia in this province recently launched the Paleng-QR PH Plus program to promote cashless transactions among market vendors, transport operators, small businesses and consumers. The initiative, spearheaded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government
MANILA, Philippines — The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) has condemned a podcast’s discriminatory remarks about Kris Aquino’s son Josh, who is on the autism spectrum, and urged content creators to produce sensitive and ethical content. In a now-deleted podcast episode, Tito P, one of the five male hosts of “Machong Chismisan,” mocked Josh
Some alignments recording between 90 and 93pct physical progress, Joachim says.
Doxxing doesn't reflect proper decorum, shouldn't occur just because differences in opinion.'
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MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Champi is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and will be named Rosal, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to northern Luzon and Bicol, according to the weather bureau. In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police are investigating a reported holdup at a gasoline station in Currimao, Ilocos Norte, where two motorcycle-riding men allegedly threatened a pump attendant with a gun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash early Saturday, Oct. 17. The Currimao Municipal Police Station said the incident occurred at 12:10 a.m.