MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has banned the deployment of newly hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iran as the conflict between Iran and Israel continues, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Thursday, June 19. DMW Secretary …
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE), through Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara Indonesia), has invested US$120 million (around Rp1.95 trillion) in solar power plant (PLTS) development in the …
KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed Dr Netra Prasad Timsina, the Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia, as the non-residential ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines. President Paudel has appointed Ambassador Timsina as the non-resident …
FBM Foundation – the charitable arm of gaming supplier FBM – celebrated World Blood Donor Day on 14 June by hosting a blood donation drive in Pasig City, Philippines, in partnership with Philippine Red Cross. The blood drive, titled “A Drop of Blood is a …
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to discussions on the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Palace official said on Thursday. At a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was asked to …
(MENAFN) The Philippines has announced plans to bring home a minimum of 178 of its citizens currently working in Israel, after they sought evacuation assistance due to the rapidly intensifying hostilities between Israel and Iran, the country’s Department …
In a move to make digital education more accessible, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Asingan, Pangasinan has launched a solar-powered computer truck designed to bring computer literacy directly to remote barangays. The mobile learning unit offers public …
MANILA: The Philippine central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, its governor announced on Thursday, taking the rate to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years. A Reuters poll showed 22 out of 25 economists had forecast the Bangko …
MANILA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The tourism sector contributed 8.9 percent to the Philippines' gross domestic product in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. "The tourism direct gross value added amounted to 2.35 trillion …
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