WASHINGTON: The US Treasury announced Tuesday that the federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed USD34 trillion, a record high.
The national debt jumped by USD2.6 trillion in the six months through December.
On Oct. 30, the Senate passe…
MANILA: World’s No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena is busy preparing for the Paris Olympics, the world’s biggest sports event scheduled from July 26 to Aug. 11 this year.
The first Filipino to qualify for the Summer Games
COTABATO CITY: A police officer serving as escort of a Maguindanao del Norte mayor was killed during a Moro family feud settlement that turned violent here on Tuesday afternoon.
Colonel Querubin Manalang Jr, city police director, identified the slain…
MANILA: Two Americans who have committed crimes involving moral turpitude have been barred from entering the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the foreigners as …
BUTUAN CITY: Before the year 2023 ended, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) provided the needed augmentation of family food packs (FFPs) to local government units (LGUs) in Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islan…
MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday reported a ‘significant’ increase in applications for consolidation in public transportation.
In a statement, the DOTr attributed the increase in applications to a resolution from the Land …
