New US envoy Brent Christensen likely to arrive Dhaka January

, Dec. 19 -- Brent Christensen, confirmed by the US Senate as the next Ambassador to Bangladesh, is likely to arrive in Dhaka next month to take up his responsibility and lead the Embassy team to buil... Read More

AP: CPM dharna opposing change in employment guarantee scheme

Kakinada, Dec. 19 -- CPM workers under the aegis of the CPM city committee staged a dharna in front of the Gandhi statue at the Zilla Parishad here on Friday demanding the scrapping of the amendments ... Read More

Zero tariffs, unmatched opportunities for engineering exports from India to Oman: EEPC India

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- The EEPC India has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal for successfully concluding the landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership ... Read More

Over 500 OFWs get aid as crises overlap in Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand

Manila, Dec. 19 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said more than 500 overseas Filipino workers in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand are currently receiving government assistance after they were... Read More

Modular shelters turned over to 'Uwan' victims in Mandaue

Manila, Dec. 19 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has turned over 50 modular shelter units (MSUs) to the Mandaue City government to provide safer temporary housing f... Read More

PCG on high alert as passenger influx for holiday begins

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Philippine Coast Guard in Bicol (PCG-5) is expecting an influx of about 185,000 passengers in various ports in the region as it carries out maritime safety measures for th... Read More

Ilocos police seize P17.7-M illegal drugs in weeklong ops

MALASIQUI, Dec. 19 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos) confiscated PHP17.7 million worth of illegal drugs from Dec. 11 to 17 in various operations across the region. Maj. Divina Albino, ch... Read More

Bangsamoro Parliament seeks new national co-chair for relations body

COTABATO CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Bangsamoro Parliament has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to designate Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. as the national government co-chair of... Read More

TESDA Cordillera offers 150 scholarship for 5 diploma programs

BAGUIO CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region is offering 150 scholarship slots for five diploma programs at the Cord... Read More

9 extremists lay down arms, surrender in Maguindanao Norte

CAMP SIONGCO, Dec. 19 -- Nine "violent" extremists surrendered to the Philippine Army here on Thursday, military officials said. The group, comprising a former Dawlah Islamiya member and eight Bangsa... Read More

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