MANILA: The three remaining Filipino seafarers from the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, seized by the Iranian authorities while passing through the Strait of Hormuz in April, have returned to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said…
Day: August 3, 2024
RTU, De La Salle, PhilSCA rule ROTC Games-Luzon
MANILA: Rizal Technological University-Mandaluyong collected 42 gold, 18 silver and seven bronze medals to rule the Philippine Army division of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon leg in Indang, Cavite on Saturday.
Most…
DBM orders swift issuance of guidelines for gov’t pay hike
MANILA: Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Saturday ordered the swift issuance of guidelines for the salary adjustments of government workers.
This was after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed Executive Order (EO) 64, which grants…
PH U-16 girls reach Norway football semifinals
DUMAGUETE CITY: The Under-16 girls’ football team of the Leyte Association of Organized Sports Football Club (Laos FC) missed the finals but won hearts in the ongoing Norway Cup in Oslo.
Norway team Alta IF dashed the Filipino girls’ finals hope on A…
Appeal to free 3 sick Filipino seafarers in Yemen ‘in the works’
MANILA: The appeal for the release of the 17 Filipino crew members of the Houthi-seized MV Galaxy Leader in Yemen, especially the three who were hospitalized and are exhibiting malaria symptoms, are ‘in the works,’ the Department of Migrant Workers (D…
Gov’t to use ‘Mindoro template’ for Bataan oil spill damage claims
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the government will make sure that people affected by the oil spill caused by three separate maritime incidents in Bataan province are compensated.
Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez on Saturday said the …
US sues Tiktok, ByteDance over alleged breach of kids’ privacy laws
ISTANBUL: Two US agencies filed Friday a lawsuit against popular social short-video hosting service TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for alleged widespread violations of children’s privacy laws.
The Justice Department, together with the Federa…
Farm Fresh clobbers Nxled in PVL Reinforced Conference
MANILA: Farm Fresh stamped its class over Nxled, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17, for its second straight win in Pool A of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday.
Colombian import Yeny Murillo had …