WASHINGTON: Global economic growth is projected to decline from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024, according to a UN report released Thursday.
The World Economic Situation and Prospects report said growth is forecast to improve
MANILA: The Philippines’ close engagement with the Jordanian government continues to reap fruitful results as Manila repatriates more non-marital children from the Arab country.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said 13 more Filipino …
MANILA: Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has belied the claim of a commuters’ group that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys would increase to PHP50 after the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernizatio…
BAGUIO: Improved public transportation, facilities and food choices contributed to rising tourism arrivals in Sagada, Mountain Province
From Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2023, tourists in Sagada reached 108,059 — a jump from 48,761 the entire 2022.
The Decem…
BUTUAN: The local government unit (LGU) of Buenavista in Agusan del Norte said it has started the rehabilitation of its PHP75-million JP Satorre Gymnasium and Sports Facility.
In a statement Friday, the Buenavista LGU said the rehabilitation works of…
ANKARA: At least 24 people were injured on Thursday afternoon when a subway train carrying 300 people collided with an out-of-service train in Manhattan, New York, causing both trains to derail.
The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. (2000GMT) near
