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WEDDING PARTY, UMRAH PILGRIMS AMONG THOSE STRANDED AT KKIA

KOTA KINABALU, A wedding party and umrah prospective pilgrims were among thousands of passengers stranded at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), here, following the cancellation of flights involving Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), S…

70% of population in Gaza consists of young people: UN

HAMILTON: The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday reported that 70 percent of the population in the Gaza Strip consists of young people under the age of 30.

It said nearly all of them are grappling with unprecedented levels of trauma, violence, disease,…

2 die, 3 hurt in South Cotabato highway mishap

KORONADAL CITY: Two persons were killed while three others were injured in a three-vehicle collision along the national highway in Tupi, South Cotabato, at dawn Thursday.

Emil Sumagaysay, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management C…

DTI, Jollibee partner to train MSMEs

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has partnered with Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) and Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) to develop Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

In a statement Thursday, the DTI said this pa…

US earmarks P4M to boost PH women, children protection efforts

MANILA: The United States government is providing PHP4 million in funding and technical support to boost the country’s reporting and training on women and children protection, the US Embassy in Manila said Thursday.

The funding, to be coursed through…