Edu Punay named DSWD OIC

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Eduardo Punay as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Department…

NUMBER OF JALOSJOS’ SUPPORTERS SWELLS

IT will indeed be happy holidays for Zamboanga del Norte 1st District Representative, Romeo Jalosjos Jr.…

BARBERS QUESTIONS DELISTING OF JALOSJOS JR. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

WITH no intention of spoiling the Christmas spirit, Cong. Robert Ace S. Barbers, recently raised parliamentary…

PH, UAE sign space cooperation accord

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed early this month an agreement for…

UN to convene ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recently announced he would convene a ”Climate Ambition Summit” in September…

PH targets 4.8M visitor arrivals in 2023 and hike tourism revenue to $5.8-B

The Philippines hopes to double its tourism revenues and targets at least 4.8 million foreign visitor…

Reports say Ukraine President to visit US this week

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay a surprise visit to the US Capitol in Washington,…

Biden to visit atomic bomb-hit Nagasaki early next year

ISTANBUL – If plans materialize, US President Joe Biden may be the first sitting US chief executive to visit atomic bomb-hit…

Pangasinan folks use alternative noisemakers for traditional New Year celebration and revelry

By Hilda Austria  LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Like other Filipinos, Pangasinan folks have been used to welcoming the New Year with…

Fall in US crude stocks triggers oil price rise

ANKARA – Oil prices rose on Wednesday due to an uptick in demand after statistics revealed that US…