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DILG, pinapurihan ang ilang ahensya sa Bukidnon

Pinapurihan ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at ang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa Valencia City, Bukidnon matapos ipasa ng mga nasabing ahensya ang kanilang accomplishment reports sa DILG.

Philippines calls on APEC economies to strengthen linkages in trade, investment

(TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite) — A Philippine finance official has urged member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to intensify efforts to boost trade and investment amid the uneven pace of growth across and within economies, as they seek to maintain a high growth trajectory. During the APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting held here on Thursday, National Treasurer Roberto Tan said the Asia-Pacific region is seen to be an engine of growth with […]

U.S. envoy slashed in face by assailant in South Korea, already in stable condition

The United States (US) ambassador to South Korea is already in a stable condition after being attacked by a South Korean with a fruit knife in Seoul during a breakfast forum (Reuters) –U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean assailant at a breakfast forum in the capital early on Thursday (March 5), police and a witness said, but was not seriously wounded. Lippert, 42, was bleeding from […]

Australia seeks Indonesia prisoner swap as executions loom

(Reuters) — Australian law makers held a dawn vigil on Thursday (March 5) as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said they were seeking an opportunity to discuss a prisoner swap with her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days. The planned executions of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, have ratcheted up diplomatic tension between Australia and Indonesia […]

Missing fire hydrants in Manila

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), hundreds of fire hydrants in Manila are already missing because of deliberate attempts to take them for the value of their metal as well as for illegal water connection. [youtube id =