MANILA: Bohol Governor Erico Aris Aumentado and 68 other officials have been placed on six-month preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman due to the Chocolate Hills resort controversy, according to an order made public late Tuesday.

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PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the government’s initiation of the second phase in expanding Islamic financial instruments, encompassing banking and finance, to align with the higher objectives of ‘Maqasid al-Shariah’.

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MANILA: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday maintained that Filipino fishermen will continue fishing over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite China’s imposition of a unilateral fishing ban in the area.

In an interview,…

PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today launched the Malay translation of “Kitab Fiqh Zakat’ (book on zakat-related jurisprudence) by the late Dr Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi at the Seri Perdana Complex here.

The translation by the Fede…

DAVAO CITY: At least 10,805 farmers in the Davao Region have so far received the hybrid rice seed discount vouchers amounting to PHP72.9 million, the regional Department of Agriculture (DA-11) office said on Wednesday.

The amount covered 16,056 hecta…