Hanoi: Vietnam boasts a lot of advantages to develop sports tourism and is taking measures to promote this type of tourism – one of the fastest growing segments in the industry, with an estimated value of about 800 billion USD globally.
Recently, mor…
MANILA: Magnate Manuel V. Pangilinan eyes 2024 as another banner year for Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), reflecting the firm’s business confidence for the year.
In a press conference at MPIC’s headquarters in Pasig City Wednesday, Pangilinan…
DUMAGUETE: Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental have arrested three persons and dismantled an alleged drug den during an operation in Sibulan town north of this capital Tuesday night.
PDEA agents conducted a …
MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. designated Wednesday former Assistant Administrator for Finance and Administration Piolito Santos as the new officer-in-charge of the National Food Authority (NFA).
Laurel announced the designati…
MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed petitions challenging the authority of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to implement regulatory measures on Philippine offshore gaming operators (RR-POGO) approved in 2016.
In its 1…
PRINCESA: City authorities here said there is no reason to impose price controls on pork despite a reported surge in retail prices because there is no crisis in the commodity’s supply.
This was a reaction to a sudden increase in pork prices from PHP2…