MANILA – The Philippines was once again hailed as Asia's leading beach and dive destination at the 2021 World Travel Awards (WTA).... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines is expecting to receive the first batch of government-procured one million doses of the one-shot Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine this month and another 190,000 doses of Sputnik V (Component 2)...... Read full article
MANILA – Eight "very weak" phreatomagmatic bursts were recorded in the Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday.... Read full article
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is embarking on an official visit to Morocco to sign a number of bilateral agreements with the North African state, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.... Read full article
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute in Bicol (DA-PhilRice-5) will start the production of seeds and grains of "Golden Rice", a palay variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute in the pro... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has named Maj. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., former Civil Relations Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP) chief, as the new commander of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom).... Read full article
MANILA - Senior medical and nursing students may soon sign up and become part of the government's Covid-19 vaccination rollout efforts as volunteer vaccinators.... Read full article
MANILA – Fe Camata Vinoya's meager pay as a massage therapist can no longer sustain her family's growing expenses, prompting her to avail of the government's Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 128,037 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) or 58 percent of the fully vaccinated have already received their booster doses against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – The South Korean government is providing USD300,000 (approximately PHP15 million) to support the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to rebuild shelters in provinces affected by Typhoon Odette.... Read full article