HELSINKI— Global revenues from the world’s 100 largest arms companies reached a record-high of $679 billion in 2024, according to a report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The Sweden-based think tank reported that revenues from sales of arms and military services rose by 5.9 percent year-on-year, driven by heightened global…
The United Nations (UN) has issued an urgent call for de-escalation in the Black Sea following recent attacks on commercial shipping vessels. Speaking on Monday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stressed that targeting civilian infrastructure is a violation of international law. “We reiterate that attacks against civilians, civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, are prohibited under international…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the emerging peace plan under negotiation with the United States is becoming more favorable, describing it as “looking better.” However, he stressed that the most significant challenge to reaching an agreement remains the issue of territorial integrity. Speaking at a joint press conference in Paris alongside French President…
Six police officers from the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) have been placed under restrictive custody and are facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing P13.4 million in seized evidence money. The missing funds were part of a total of over P 141 million confiscated during a raid on a Philippine offshore gaming…
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension of twelve government officials connected to an alleged anomalous flood control project in Oriental Mindoro. The suspension order, which takes immediate effect, targets employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and stems from administrative complaints filed alongside the criminal charges they…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Fifteen local government units (LGUs) in Antique have joined this year’s Binirayan Festival’s ‘Pasundayag’(presentation) to showcase their best agricultural products. Governor Paolo Everardo Javier led the opening of the trade fair at the Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park in San Jose de Buenavista, which followed the switching of lights to…
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Committee on Church Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Dumaguete welcomes the city government’s move to establish a setback distance between the centuries-old bell tower and the proposed convention center and modern public market. In an interview on Tuesday, Msgr. Julius Perpetuo S. Heruela, committee chair, told the Philippine News Agency that…
ILOILO CITY – Jobseekers are invited to take advantage of the one-day job fair here on Friday where 4,000 vacancies are up for grabs. The job fair is in line with the national observance of the 92nd anniversary celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Dec. 8. DOLE Western Visayas Assistant Regional Director…
Poland has announced its plan to bid for hosting the 2040 Summer Olympics, with some USD24 billion investments expected, according to local media reports on Tuesday. Poland unveiled its “Warsaw 2040 Sports Development Strategy” in a bid to host the 2040 Summer Olympics, TVP World reported. The program, which is set to launch next year,…
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Sports Commission) Favorites Spain and Argentina played true to form and barged into the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup semifinals at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Monday night. Spain, the unbeaten Group B topnotcher, hammered out a 6-1 beating of Group A second seed Morocco behind the four-goal rampage of…