DBM allots P705M for bike system program
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P705 million to the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to implement an active transport program that will benefit bicycle users.
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DBM allots P705 milliona for bike program
MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration has earmarked P705 million to provide sustainable and active mobility in the country’s overall transportation system via the Active Transport Bike Share System and Safe Pathways Program.
100 killed in fire during wedding at Iraq event hall
AL-HAMDANIYAH, Iraq — At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said early Wednesday.
Pampanga lawmaker faces graft complaint
MANILA, Philippines — A graft complaint has been filed against Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga third district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr.
Marcos off to Saudi in October
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos is expected to make another foreign trip soon, this time to Saudi Arabia.
Singapore blows up 100kg WWII-era bomb after thousands evacuated
SINGAPORE, Singapore — Singapore army specialists on Tuesday detonated a 100-kilogram (220-pound) World War II-era bomb found at a construction site, causing a thunderous boom in the city-state after authorities had evacuated thousands of residents.
Building boom spells success for Somali women engineers
MOGADISHU: As Somalia's capital Mogadishu witnesses a construction boom following improvements in security, civil engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali is hard at work, supervising male laborers twice her age and breaking barriers in the conservative East African country.
Explainer: How a rusty naval ship is inflaming China-Philippines tensions
China on Tuesday repeated its call for the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship -- a rusted-out World War II relic used as a base -- from a disputed shoal, after Manila told Beijing it would not abandon the area.HowIn the latest spat on August 5, Chinese and Philippine vessels had another tense encounter in the disputed sea, with Manila accusing Beijing of using water cannons and blocking a resupply mission to soldiers manning the