A typical Friday evening in Mong Kok district comes to a hush before midnight. It is the new normal for a district once fused with the buzz and raw energy that was the essence of Hong Kong.
Yet, it is the old vibe that Hong Kong officials are asp…
Thirty months into Myanmar’s civil war, the military continues to lose ground, both on the battlefield, where it has increased their targeting of civilians, and in their management of the economy, which continues to underperform.
The economy has …
Close to 300,000 minimum wage earners in private establishments will benefit from the daily pay increase granted in Ilocos and Western Visayas Regions, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced in a news release over the weekend….
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said local government units (LGUs) must not hesitate or delay declaring states of calamities once African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks are confirmed. In an interview on Sunday, DA Undersecretary Deogracias Victor Save…
Fatalities in the anti-illegal drug operations conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) from July 2022 to September 2023 have decreased by 52 percent. In a statement on Saturday, PDEA Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo said the agen…
The United States and Canadian Embassy in Manila condemned on Sunday the latest dangerous blocking maneuvers of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) off Ayungin Shoal. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea reported that a CCG vessel “collided” …
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Manila raised concern over repeated incidents in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) blocking Filipino vessels from entering the Ayungin Shoal. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron…
Philippine Army cadet Angel Brahms Bernaldez was crowned Miss ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Philippines at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday night. The morena beauty from the fishing town of Rapu-Rapu in Albay province bested 23 cad…
Veteran para swimmer Ernie Gawilan plunges into action Monday as the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games goes full blast at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center (HOC) and surrounding venues here. Gawilan, 32, will compete in the S7 men’s 200-meter individual medl…