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MANILA – The European Union and the Philippine government launched on Wednesday the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program (BAEP) and the National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines (CopPhil).... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it has completed the repair and rehabilitation of its facilities and structures in Cebu and Palawan that were destroyed by Typhoon Odette in December.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday reported that active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the force further declined to 33.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday said he sees no problem with recommendations to place the National Capital Region (NCR) in Alert Level 1 in view of the improving coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) s... Read full article
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has acquitted four employees of a town in Cebu on charges of graft for failing to post invitations to bid online for a government supply contract to put up a school building.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines now is "better off" prepared to exit the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Vaccine Expert Panel member, Dr. Rontgene Solante, said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine Navy (PN) chief Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado thanked US 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas for his support for "a free and open Indo-Pacific region".... Read full article
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday said there is nothing irregular about Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos using a police helicopter to pick him up from the Balesin Island Club in Polillo, Quezon.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government will not impose a travel ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from Hong Kong even as the special administrative region of China is battling its fifth coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wave, Malacañang... Read full article
MANILA – Only 4 percent of the more than 56,000 active cases of Covid-19 are critical while among hospital admissions, between 12 and 15 percent are classified as severe to critical, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article