MANILA – Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Wednesday warned that personnel of his agency would be slapped with suspension or administrative charges if they are found to be acting as “cohorts” of technical smugglers in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – Pushing an incentivized vaccination program "is a good strategy" to encourage more people to avail of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Wednesd... Read full article
MANILA – Around 251 military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command conducted free-falling exercises over Barangay Mapalad in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija last March 28 and 29.... Read full article
MANILA – Some 1,123 temporary shelters and housing units are on-standby if ever the Taal Volcano’s alert status will escalate to Level 4, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The alert status in Taal Volcano is likely to remain at Level 3 (magmatic unrest) and could be further downgraded if volcanic activity continues to go down without any explosions in the next two weeks.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has already suspended classes in 19 schools in Agoncillo and Laurel, Batangas, affecting 7,139 learners, amid the Taal volcanic unrest.... Read full article
MANILA – Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar on Wednesday expressed full support for efforts to pursue a transition to digital television (TV) by 2023.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would ask the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to explain why it allegedly failed to collect taxes from the winning profits of e-sabong or online cockfighting.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday stressed the need to boost Philippine maritime security through a national program to modernize the Philippine Navy and to strengthen the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).... Read full article
MANILA – Two Filipino nationals are the latest victims in a string of unprovoked attacks in New York City, the Philippine Consulate General said Wednesday.... Read full article
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