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House finds P40B for free education

Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao), chairman of House committee on appropriations, announced on Thursday that the committee has found P40 billion to finance free higher education for 2018. In a...

China Limits Exports of Oil to North Korea, Bans LNG

WASHINGTON — China announced Saturday that it will limit exports of petroleum products to North Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council sanctions on the North's nuclear and missile development programs. The...

Palace welcomes UN’s final and unanimous adoption of PH human rights report

Malacañang on Saturday, September 23, welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) final and unanimous adoption of the third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report, which reaffirms the government’s commitment...

London to End Uber Ride Hailing App Over ‘Security Implications’

Transport officials in London say they will not renew Uber’s license to operate in the city due to “a lack of corporate responsibility” in dealing with the ride hailing app’s safety...

FOI can help in professional dev’t of nurses: Ablan

MANILA – Compassion, dedication and emphatic caring make Filipino nurses among the most sought-after professionals in the world, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Legislative Affairs Michel Kristian R. Ablan of the Presidential...

21,000 cops promoted to next higher rank

MANILA -- A total of 21,063 police officers –- 812 commissioned officers and 20,251 non-commissioned officers -- were promoted to their next higher rank this week. A simultaneous mass oath-taking and pinning of...

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