MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure granting mandatory continuing benefits to public, private, and barangay health workers during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Hotel Owners Association (PHOA) on Thursday welcomed the government's lifting of restrictions on staycations in Metro Manila after it placed the region under more relaxed Alert Level 3 from October 16 to 31.... Read full article
Taipei had further eased entry restrictions since October, allowing travelers to visit Taiwan by undergoing a "self-initiated prevention" instead of a quarantine.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The chief of the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) on Wednesday urged the public to strictly comply with health protocols, stressing that the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here has overburdened the already...... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped while the peso depreciated on Wednesday following reports of deteriorating manufacturing activities in August.... Read full article
Holy Week’s sacred journey moves from sacrifice to silence to resurrection—Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday remind us of Christ’s love, the power of faith in waiting, and the promise of hope and new life.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines is now considered “low” risk under the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (US CDC) new system for travel risk assessment, based on declining Covid-19 cases.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – The massive crowd that witnessed the inauguration ceremony of Vice-President elect Sara Duterte in Davao City on Sunday erupted in cheers when she tightly embraced her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, after she took her oath of office.... Read full article
MANILA – Police and anti-narcotics agents seized PHP1.1 billion worth of shabu from a Chinese national and his Filipino cohort in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City on Tuesday.... Read full article