Philippines
- India
India now has over 396 mn gamers, 2nd largest in world
New Delhi: India now has the second largest gamer base in the world with 396.4 million gamers, a new report has showed. India now makes up 50.2 per cent of all gamers…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia begins hiring Filipino workers; fixes minimum wage at Rs 3.76L
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will on Monday begin hiring domestic workers from the Philippines at a fixed maximum wage of SAR 17288 (Rs 3,76,461.01). The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has…
- World
13 dead in Philippines flash floods
Manila: At least 13 people died on Friday and several other were reported missing after a strong overnight downpour flooded a number of towns in the Philippines’ Maguindanao province, an official said.…
- World
Philippines, US hold joint military drills
Manila: More than 3,000 Philippine and US troops started a series of joint military drills to sharpen their “interoperability in conducting combined tactical readiness”. Acting Philippine Navy chief Rear Admiral Bernard Valencia…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to resume recruiting domestic workers from Philippines
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the resumption of the recruitment of Filipino workers to the Kingdom, including domestic workers, starting Monday, November 7. The Minister of Human Resources and…
- World
Indonesia, Philippines agree to strengthen maritime security
Jakarta: Indonesia and the Philippines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intensifying maritime security cooperation on the waters of their border areas. The MoU was signed during the state visit…
- India
Punjab gangster shot dead in Manila as bloody gang war spills over to foreign soil
New Delhi: Punjab gangster Mandeep Singh Dhariwal was shot dead in the Philippines capital, Manila, on Thursday in a fallout of the ongoing bloody rivalry between the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi and Davinder…
- World
Marcos Junior sworn in as Philippines’ 17th President
Manila: Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of late Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos, was sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines on Thursday at the National Museum in Manila in front of…
- World
People who’ve taken booster can enter Philippines without Covid test
Manila: Travellers who have received a Covid-19 booster shot will be allowed to enter the Philippines without a pre-departure test against the virus as part of the government’s measures to revive the…
- World
Late dictator’s son set to become Philippines’ 17th President
Ferdinand Marcos Junior, the son of late Philippines dictator Fedinand Marcos on Tuesday won the country’s presidential elections. Junior won the elections as voters dissed the warning that the man’s rise to…
- World
1 killed, 2 injured in police helicopter crash in Philippines
Manila: A police officer was killed and two others were injured after a national police helicopter crashed in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Monday, a national police spokesperson said. Brigadier General…
- World
5.3magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila: An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit Davao Oriental province in the Philippines on Sunday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which occurred at 2.23…
