Philippines

A total of 217 senior officers have been subjected to assessment and evaluation in the second round of the review of third level officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as part of the move to eliminate those involved in illegal drugs trade. Police Col. Redrico Maranan, PNP chief…

TOKYO, Japan – The European Union and Australia have made “progress” towards a free trade deal, France’s trade minister said Friday, ahead of a Group of 7 trade meeting. “At the current stage of discussions, we have made a number of very positive advances,” Olivier Becht told reporters on a…

Despite throngs of people who trooped to the vaccination sites on Monday, November 29, Zamboanga City health records registered a shortfall in the number of residents targeted for the Bayanihan Bakunahan activity. Based on City Health Office (CHO) records, some 33,000 people went to vaccination…

By Rey Panaligan There are two vacant posts in the Supreme Court (SC), four in the Court of Appeals (CA) and two in the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). While the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has named its nominees to the two vacant posts in the SC, it has yet to finish its selection and nomination…

DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao recorded a total of 51,500 individuals vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the first two days of the three-Day National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 1, according to Davao City COVID-19 Task Force. Initial data showed…

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) has launched its P10 billion peso-denominated fixed-rate bonds offering while Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) is eyeing its own P5 billion bond issuance. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Metrobank said it has an option…

The 212-centimeter-long specimen of the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle that died in July last year after having been entangled in a fishing net has now arrived in the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and will soon be put this on display at the Natural History Gallery of the…

While the results of the 2022 Bar examinations have not been released, the Supreme Court (SC) announced that the passers’ oathtaking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys will be held starting at 10 a.m. on May 2, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. The SC…

Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday attributed to the lack of inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) its belated discovery of unregistered products. Senator Pia Cayetano (SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the Senate’s plenary debates on the proposed 2021…

By Reuters JERUSALEM/ASUNCION (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation’s new government announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem. Israeli Prime…