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Reference exchange rate up slightly at week's beginning

Hanoi, Dec. 8 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,152 VND/USD on December 8, up 1 VND from the last working day of the previous week. With the current trading band... Read More


DAR distributes e-titles to 677 ARBs in Ilocos Region

VINTAR, Dec. 8 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday distributed 775 electronic titles (e-titles) to 677 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Ilocos Region, covering more than 71... Read More


US naval ships dock in Da Nang for four-day visit

Da Nang, Dec. 8 -- The US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls, carrying more than 2,000 officers and sailors under the command of Rear Admiral Thoma... Read More


Northern Samar launches P20/kilo rice program

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 8 -- The Northern Samar provincial government launched on Monday the "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!" program, providing affordable rice to low-income families in the province. The prog... Read More


EC's IDEA project employees demand job regularisation

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The employees of the Election Commission's 'Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services (IDEA) Project-Phase II' on Monday formed a human chain in front of Nirbachan Bhaban... Read More


Ex-rebels in Northern Samar, Leyte get safe conduct passes

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 8 -- Nine former rebels in Northern Samar and six others in Leyte have been issued safe conduct passes (SCPs), signaling continued progress in the government's Amnesty Program aime... Read More


7K TUPAD workers tapped to plant vegetables in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 8 -- A total of 7,000 beneficiaries have been tapped for the emergency cash for work program to plant vegetables in their backyard or any open spaces in their surroundings in Iloilo ... Read More


Shahadat Hossain Selim joins BNP dissolving his party

, Dec. 8 -- Shahadat Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP), joined BNP on Monday dissolving his own party. He formally joined the party around 4:20 pm at the BNP chairpe... Read More


Region 8 DRRM councils, institutions recognized for performance

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 8 -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), together with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), has recognized 106 local disaster risk reduction and man... Read More


Probe report submission on Bangladesh Bank reserve heist deferred to Jan 13

, Dec. 8 -- A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the date for submitting the investigation report in the case filed over the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist to January 13. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jas... Read More