Exclusive

Publication

Byline

14 kgs of Hydroponic ganja worth Rs 14 cr seized at RGIA; Two passengers held

Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Friday seized 14 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 14 crore, from two passengers arriving from Qatar. According to o... Read More


How Mallakhamb took roots in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Diu, Jan. 9 -- : In the tribal heartlands of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, where sport has long been overshadowed by the struggle for daily survival, Mallakhamb is quietly scripting a stor... Read More


Lam Dong steps up oversight to curb IUU fishing

Lam Dong, Jan. 9 -- The Lam Dong provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment has intensified measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, placing strong emphasis on p... Read More


Microcredit Bank to operate as non-profit social business under Bangladesh Bank oversight: CDF

, Jan. 9 -- The Credit and Development Forum (CDF), a national association and network of microfinance institutions, has said the proposed Microcredit Bank will be a social business, strictly regulate... Read More


DAR: Over 2.5K Mimaropa farmers now legitimate land owners

Manila, Jan. 9 -- More than 2,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries from Mimaropa are now legitimate land owners after receiving their electronic land titles (e title) from the Department of Agrarian Refo... Read More


People's legitimate rights, interests must never be overlooked in public investment: PM

Hanoi, Jan. 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 9 chaired a national conference on accelerating public investment for 2025 and 2026, stressing that the legitimate rights and interests of th... Read More


Sotto: Unprogrammed funds constitutional, subject to safeguards

Manila, Jan. 9 -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday said unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 national budget are constitutional and intended as standby funds that may only be relea... Read More


DOTr acquires 90% right-of-way for subway, 56% for NSCR North

Manila, Jan. 9 -- Right-of-way (ROW) acquisition for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) has reached 90.76 percent, with at least 56 percent for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) North Segmen... Read More


BuCor eyes 2K additional positions by 2028

Manila, Jan. 9 -- Prison management officials are planning to add 2,000 new positions over three years as part of efforts to upgrade services. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr... Read More


Senator proposes P10-B cancer fund for indigent Filipinos

Manila, Jan. 9 -- A Senate measure is pushing for the establishment of a PHP10 billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund that will cover the cost of treatment of indigent Filipinos. Under... Read More