Department of Education in Bicol Director Gilbert Sadsad (center) and other officials answer questions during a press conference at Albay Central School in Legazpi City on Friday (March 28, 2025). Deped-5 has started its preparations for the Palarong Pambansa slated in Ilocos Norte May 24 to June 2. (PNA photo by Princess Atule, OJT) LEGAZPI CITY –…
Suspended Antique Sangguniang Panlalawigan members attend the March 24, 2025 session but were not recognized during roll call. The Commission on Elections has sought legal advice on whether they can join the next session amid the poll period that prohibits suspension. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Commission on…
Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistant Secretary for Standards and Capacity Building Group Janet Armas (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY – Upholding the importance of family in gender and development programs will spell the difference in ensuring equality, according to an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “We have…
President Donald Trump speaks before Alina Habba, his former defense lawyer, is sworn in as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 28, 2025 in this photo released by UPI. (Yonhap) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not discussed Moscow’s…
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland announced the formation of a new autonomous government on Friday in Nuuk, the capital, just hours ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance to the Arctic island. At a ceremony held at the Katuaq Cultural Center, four political parties, representing 23 of the 31 seats in Greenland’s parliament,…
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Friday allocated an emergency 5 million U.S. dollars to Myanmar for earthquake aid while determining additional needs and coordinating the response, a UN spokesman said. “The UN is gathering information on the number of people impacted, damage to infrastructure and immediate humanitarian needs to guide the response,” Stephane…
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on March 28, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said he held an “extremely productive call” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he held an “extremely productive call”…
A veil of pollution takes over the city as the burning season starts in Chiang Mai, Thailand on March 14, 2024. A recent study said that air pollution claims the lives of around 5.7 million people each year, with 95 percent of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. (Anadolu) ISTANBUL – The World Bank reported Thursday…
(Anadolu photo) CANBERRA – An airplane crashed on Friday while performing aerobatic maneuvers in southeastern Australia. The Sky Aces Formation Aerobatic Team’s pilot lost control and crashed onto the tarmac, according to 7NEWS. The incident occurred in front of a crowd watching the aerobatic performance near Geelong in the Victorian state, at the Avalon Airshow. The…
(Yonhap photo) ANDONG, South Korea – Wildfires reignited in the southeastern part of the country overnight, fire authorities said Saturday, adding that firefighting helicopters were dispatched to extinguish them. An official with the Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters said reports of smoke in Andong, some 190 km. southeast of Seoul in North Gyeongsang Province, had started coming…