Photo courtesy of Anadolu Myanmar has acknowledged nearly 309,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as former residents of Rakhine state, opening a possible path for their return once conditions in the area improve. The Foreign Ministry said 308,975 displaced people had been verified as former residents of Rakhine, a notable step in years of stalled repatriation…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s support for a new defense agreement involving Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia. Sharif expressed appreciation for Trump’s remarks on the pact, which the three countries signed in Mecca on August 7. The Pakistani leader said the agreement was intended to…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Jordan’s King Abdullah II will begin a week-long visit to China on Tuesday, August 18, for meetings with President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials. China’s Foreign Ministry said Abdullah was traveling at Xi’s invitation and would remain in the country until August 24. His itinerary also includes stops in…
DOLE Sec. Francis Tolentino. Photo courtesy of PNA. Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Monday that the government would seek to overturn a Pasig court order that kept the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila on hold. Tolentino said the Department of Labor and Employment planned to file a motion for reconsideration and coordinate…
Senate Pres. Alan Peter Cayetano. Photo courtesy of Avito Dalan/PNA. Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is absent again Monday from both Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial and the Senate plenary session, with no explanation formally submitted by his office. Senate Secretary Renato Bantug confirmed that his office had not received any communication from…
Photo courtesy of Eastern Samar Provincial Information Office More than 90,000 children in Eastern Visayas received protection against measles and rubella during the opening week of a government vaccination campaign, health authorities reported. The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas recorded 90,110 vaccinated children from August 10 to 14, equivalent to 31.06 percent of the…
Photo courtesy of Butuan City PIO Classes at all levels in public and private schools remained suspended Monday in parts of Agusan del Sur as local authorities extended precautions against dangerously high heat index levels. The city government said schools had already been closed since the previous week, with extreme heat continuing to pose risks…
Photo courtesy of PNA Baguio lone district Rep. Mauricio Domogan pushed for a law requiring pre-audit and geo-tagging before the government releases payments for infrastructure projects. Domogan said the proposed safeguards were meant to strengthen oversight of public spending and verify whether projects were built at their declared locations. He said pre-audit would add a…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang were coordinating efforts to maintain regional security and stability as ties between the two countries continued to deepen. In a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the 81st anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day, Putin said relations between Russia and North…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran and Oman agreed on a new shipping route map for the Strait of Hormuz following weeks of technical negotiations, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Baghaei said the two countries began intensive talks three months ago after signing a memorandum of understanding on June 18 to establish safer…