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Effective local government needed to reach services to people's doorstep: LGRD Minister

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Sunday said an effective local government system is required to deliver government services to... Read More


PNP logs 87K incident calls; 96% responded to within 5 minutes

Manila, Sept. 13 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded 86,614 incident calls through the nationwide Unified 911 emergency response system during its first year of operation, with 96.38 perc... Read More


Recto leads funding rollout to 770 Cavite villages

Manila, Sept. 13 -- Executive Secretary Ralph Recto led the distribution of financial assistance to 770 villages across Cavite's 22 cities and municipalities under the Marcos administration's "Bawat B... Read More


NTF-ELCAC vows infra support for former conflict areas

Manila, Sept. 13 -- The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will focus on providing infrastructure and basic services to communities emerging from decades of armed co... Read More


Prosecution to cross-check VP Sara wealth with bank, corporate records

Manila, Sept. 13 -- Prosecutors are set to present bank, corporate, tax and property records as the Senate impeachment court resumes proceedings on Monday, seeking to determine whether Vice President ... Read More


Ship sinks in Indonesia, 130 still missing

JAKARTA, Sept. 13 -- A passenger ship that had lost contact in Indonesia's Java Sea has sunk, the country's National Search and Rescue Agency said Sunday, with around 130 people still unaccounted for.... Read More


Two minor cousins drown while picking water lilies in Bagerhat fish enclosure

, Sept. 13 -- Two minor cousins drowned in a fish enclosure while picking water lilies in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Jannati Akter, 10, d... Read More


W. Visayas cops arrest 35, seize P5.39-M illegal fishing gear

Manila, Sept. 13 -- The Philippine National Police-Regional Police Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6) arrested 35 individuals and seized around PHP5.39 million worth of illegal fishing equipment in 21 ope... Read More


2.39M voters to cast ballots in first BARMM parliamentary polls

Manila, Sept. 13 -- Eighty seats are at stake as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) holds its first parliamentary elections on Monday, marking a major step in the region's tra... Read More


Nagpur man hacks daughter-in-law to death over black magic suspicion

Nagpur, Sept. 13 -- A 42-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her father-in-law, who suspected her of practising black magic in Maharashtra's Nagpur, police said today. The deceased was id... Read More