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SEN. Christopher “Bong” Go pressed for accessible healthcare and grassroots economic development as he attended the joint turnover of the Kauswagan Super Health Center and the Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Barangay Economic Enterprise Building in Cagayan de Oro City.
Hong Kong is set to nearly double the campus area of one of three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis to 75 hectares, with space reserved for a second campus for the city’s only public institution specialising in performing arts. According to a paper submitted to North District Council by the Develo…
China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficient at integrating new strategic missil…
The rapid development of AI is draining our resources, but engineers have found a way to use heat lost to the air.
WITH the growing global demands for bamboo products, the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), the country’s premier agency on bamboo research and development, invites bamboo industry stakeholders to join the International Bamboo Congress (IBC) from Sep…
THE Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) are expanding opportunities for Filipino learners through One Education,
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has secured 212.7 million Euros (around P14.98 billion) worth of financing from the World Bank — International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB-IBRD) to improve water security, supply, and sanitation in underserved areas in the Philippines.
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. For decades, not a few Western politicians and commentators have assumed that China’s integration…
Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minorityThe deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be “like …
THE Climate Change Commission (CCC), along with the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Philippines, outlined a national plan for climate-related loss and damage.
The actor sparked concern among fans on Thursday after taking to X to ask for help finding work and housing.
A Canadian goal of clearing a backlog of more than 30,000 applications from Hongkongers awaiting permanent residency is “encouraging” but questions remain about whether it can be achieved by 2027, advocates and immigration experts have said. Experts and Canadian parliamentarians said on Saturday that Ottawa’s new on…
Real estate sector maintains momentum amid Iran war uncertainty
For former Wang Fuk Court resident Dorz Cheung, seeing will be believing when it comes to reforms initiated after the deadly inferno in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The 34-year-old questioned whether the new oversight bodies would prevent another disaster, saying systemic reforms to tackle shoddy building maintenanc…
Voters rejected data centre development in all but one of the 41 measures addressing the issue in Tuesday's midterms.
Frances Thiele is one of many essential workers that new research indicates are effectively locked out of Australia's housing market. She's had to move seven times in recent years to secure a rental home.
A crucial detail got lost in the social media frenzy.
North Korea’s accelerating missile development has entered a new and potentially consequential phase. According to media reports available as of November 6, 2026, Pyongyang has conducted approximately 20 missile-related tests and exercises since the beginning of the year. The significance of these developments canno…
A plan to sell 67 defence sites around the country has become a long-running political headache for the federal government, but it is vowing to press on.
I WAS happy to hear that Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Romando “Don” Artes was recently in Barcelona, Spain to learn about Barcelona’s approach to mobility and other urban challenges.
THE government's growing investments in food security remain heavily concentrated in agricultural development, while fragmented programs and weak coordination among agencies make it difficult to determine whether public spending is translating into better access to affordable and nutritious food, a study by the Phil…
CEBU CITY — Fire victims here received housing assistance on Wednesday as the government extended financial support to families rebuilding their homes after fires.
MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla will personally conduct surprise inspections of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities housing detainees facing Sandiganbayan cases to check for alleged special treatment, including the reported arrangement allowing former House speaker Martin R…
Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.
Government claims removal of former residents of housing complex in Helsingør is unrelated to their ethnicityDenmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial discrimination law.The appeal by residents who were evicted f…
Property owners have borne the brunt of recent housing protests and measures introduced by the government to appease tenants. But are they really to blame for Spain's property crisis? Here are your views on the matter.
In Panipat, 1m tons of used clothing a year are turned into products for global brands, but dangerous machinery and few safeguards mean life-changing injuries are commonFor three months, Suraj Kumar’s job was to feed discarded clothes into shredding machines in Panipat, an industrial city in the north Indian state o…
The World Bank Group named former Asian Development Bank executive Um Woo-chong to lead its new accountability body, making him the second South Korean appointed to a vice-presidential post at the group. Um will take office Jan. 18 as vice president and director general of the Independent Accountability Mechanism, S…
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and East Timor agreed Friday to strengthen...
The close defence relationship between the United States and Israel is set to be restructured over the coming two years, with billions of dollars in direct annual military aid being phased out in favour of joint weapons technology programmes. US President Donald Trump shocked Israelis and Americans alike on Tuesday …
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and East Timor agreed Friday to strengthen...
Defence Housing Australia has revised its plan to build an 800-house precinct in Lee Point in Darwin's northern suburbs, following ongoing pushback from the community over environmental and sacred sites concerns.
Leaders of overseas institutions have expressed keen interest in taking part in Hong Kong’s planned university towns in the Northern Metropolis megaproject and stress that while financing remains a challenge, they will collaborate on activities to help ensure projects are financially viable. The university heads als…
Structural cracking, fire safety failures and water penetration were among the defects identified at a multimillion-dollar Surry Hills complex.
Labour is weakening Margaret Thatcher's landmark housing policy. Will it really fix Britain's social housing woes?
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside in midterm elections on Tuesday. But the action does not prevent future presidents from restyling the iconic office…
DSA-backed Raman will lead America's second largest city, promising action on homelessness and affordable housing.
Landcom’s ambition is to make a “positive difference to people’s lives by increasing the supply of housing, the affordability of housing and the diversity of housing”.
Hong Kong law firm Woo Kwan Lee & Lo is reportedly relocating to Causeway Bay after more than five decades in Central’s Jardine House, reserving about 39,000 square feet in Hysan Development’s Lee Garden Eight in a major lease for the new commercial complex. Market sources identified the firm as the incoming tenant …
Here’s a proposal: A Government Development Project Continuity Act and a Philippine Economic Development Board
The city's real estate boom appears to have claimed another victim.
Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria was launched to save renters and real estate providers waiting months to resolve disputes before a tribunal, but it now appears to be facing the same issue.
Spring is usually one of the hottest times to sell property, but a housing market slump is affecting regional areas.
LA Mayor-elect Nithya Raman plans to oust the LAPD chief and cut unsheltered homelessness in half by 2028, despite a hostile City Council.
Several NGOs said the community is over a kilometer from Ma'ale Adumim, arguing that the distance undermines the government's claim that the demolition was necessary for development plans.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) congratulated Monitte Lantas, a former monitored child of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who received the Irene Dankelman Young Ecofeminist Award at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
Billionaire Paul Little is having another stab at selling a development site overlooking prestigious Melbourne High School’s hockey pitch.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson is promising to sell state land should the Coalition win the election. These are the blocks that would be on the market.
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed agreements to study the feasibility of developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power plant and a shared underground information and communications technology (ICT) network in New Clark City.
SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan — Sen. Bong Go reaffirmed his commitment to nationwide skills development and sustainable livelihoods as 22 scholar-graduates completed their technical-vocational courses at the Skills Solution Training and Assessment Center here on Oct. 29.
