MANILA – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) under the Duterte administration has contributed PHP25.01 billion to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the highest made by a single administration.... Read full article
MANILA – Higher funding and increasing rice buffer stock will play a significant role in lowering the price of the staple in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will offer free rides to female passengers on Tuesday in celebration of National Women’s Month.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Tuesday night directed police units to intensify the deployment of personnel to public places after the country was again classified as "high-risk" for the coronavirus disease ... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed optimism that the country’s next leader would also be eager to stop the proliferation of illegal drugs in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the recommendation to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under more stringent Alert Level 4 status ... Read full article
MANILA – Universal Robina Corp. (URC), one of the country’s largest food and beverage companies, has kicked off a slew of initiatives to collect, recover, and divert plastic waste as part of its overall goal to achieve plastic neutrality.... Read full article
MANILA – Treasury bill (T-bills) rates were either little changed or flat on Monday as demand remained high amid the huge liquidity situation in the domestic economy. ... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Post Office will issue a new postage stamp on December 30 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with this year’s theme, “Rizal: Para sa Agham, Katotohanan at Buhay”.... Read full article