MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday urged colleagues to support the proposed 2022 national budget, particularly the amount allotted for the country’s Covid-19 pandemic response.... 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
MANILA – Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto on Tuesday called for the immediate passage of a bill proposing the creation of the Taal Volcano Rehabilitation and Development Commission.... Read full article
MANILA – There are now more Filipinos who are aware of the health benefits of low-glycemic index (GI) rice, a study from the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PRRI) showed.... Read full article
MANILA – A new building will soon rise at the Northern Mindanao Food Innovation Center (NM-FIC) of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) main campus in Cagayan de Oro City.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – The House of Representatives has approved three legislative proposals declaring key tourist attractions in Samar as eco-tourism destinations.... Read full article
MANILA – The government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is helping the economy amidst another surge of infections, an official of First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC) said. ... Read full article
LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte – Typhoon Odette’s fierce winds destroyed houses and shattered the livelihood of thousands of residents in this small island, but their will to rise up from the rubble stood firm.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana thanked the United States for its support to the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program.... Read full article