MANILA, Philippines — Since the success of Quezon City, Metro Manila’s largest local government unit, relies on strong barangays, its officials should keep strengthening their communities through “honest, responsive, and compassionate leadership.” House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” stressed that message in his address on Monday evening during the 31st Quezon City Barangay Day Celebration at the Grand

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration needs more than P4 billion to construct five of the 39 proposed rainwater impounding facilities in Metro Manila to address the perennial flooding problem in Metro Manila. The five projects have a combined indicative cost of about P4.05 billion, subject to the applicable government review, approval, budgeting and procurement processes,

CALUMPIT, Bulacan — Residents of this flood-prone Bulacan town marched in the streets over the weekend to demand full transparency as public works crews proceed with flood control infrastructure that were tied to anomalies last year.  Zul Kifli Magat, spokesperson of the movement Tindig Calumpitenyo, led a 1,500-strong rally on Sunday (September 20); marking the

LUCENA CITY — The iconic floating bamboo rafts, or “balsa,” of Lian town in Batangas, are being developed as a local tourist attraction through a sustainable tourism training program launched by the Department of Tourism (DOT)  in Region IV-A and the municipal government. The “Sustainable Balsa Tourism Development” training program, which runs from Sept. 21

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) thanked the House of Representatives for approving its proposed P975.96 billion budget for 2027, which accounts for 13.55 percent of the P7.2-trillion national budget. “We deeply appreciate the House of Representatives’ strong commitment to education and the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in advancing the

Thailand’s Cabinet approved a cannabis control bill today, September 22, that would tighten oversight from cultivation through to retail sales, reinforce the country’s medical-use framework and introduce clearer penalties for violations. The draft will now go to the House of Representatives for consideration. Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat said cannabis farms in Thailand would have …

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Thailand’s Ministry of Education ordered an investigation into four private colleges after allegations that students’ names were used to obtain Student Loan Fund (SLF) loans without their knowledge. The allegations circulated online after a Facebook page shared accounts from people claiming to be former students of the colleges. One complainant said she enrolled at a …

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Narathiwat Provincial Court sentenced a man to death over a 2016 motorcycle bombing before reducing the punishment to 50 years in prison after he confessed. The ruling was handed down yesterday, September 21, in Black Case No. A.180/69 involving a bomb hidden inside a motorcycle and left at the entrance to Soi Lamai Uthit in …

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Most people getting around Bangkok will use both the BTS and MRT sooner or later. The difference is that one may end up being more useful depending on where you live, where you work and which parts of the city you visit most often. BTS is generally more convenient along Sukhumvit, Siam and Silom, while …

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My Sad Dead releases on Netflix on September 24. Pablo Larraín’s this miniseries is a four-episode series with Mercedes Morán's Ema, a recently retired doctor who has an ability to see the dead at the center. The series is based on Mariana Enríquez’s short story.