MANILA: The UN climate change conference COP28 was forced into overtime on Tuesday after participating countries failed to reach a consensus on the final communique, which omitted mentioning a phaseout of the use of fossil fuels.
Countries that owe a…
MANILA: The Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday proposed Senate Resolution Nos. (SRN) 790 and 878 on the Philippines’ pacts with Brunei Darussalam and South Korea.
SRN 790 sought to concur with the agreement signed between the Philippines and Br…
MANILA: Two congressmen have initiated an investigation on seven agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for the alleged ‘unlawful and abusive’ arrest of a delivery company employee.
Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo and Laguna 1st Dist…
BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental provincial government subjected to confirmatory testing eight employees who tested positive for drug use and 20 others whose results were in the ‘gray’ zone.
Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Wedne…
MANILA: A review of the constitution is always a welcome move, thus Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III’s expression of support on the House of Representatives plan to resume discussions on the amendment of the charter next year.
Pimentel sa…
DAVAO CITY: The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has turned over PHP6 million worth of equipment to a Davao del Sur farmers’ cooperative to boost their cacao beans processing and promotion, an official said Wedn…
New York: Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, met with UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar in New York on December 11 to discuss measures for promoting Vietnamese police officers’ participation in UN pe…