MANILA – Workers at the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) are trained to use the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Phivolcs) Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) to boost the rail service’s disaster preparedness.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental has recorded a lower number of dengue cases for the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period in 2020, based on a report of the Department of Health (DOH) here.... Read full article
MANILA – Japan and the Philippines on Thursday signed the 253.3-billion-yen (PHP112.1 billion) loan agreement for the Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1.... Read full article
MANILA – As part of its overall response to Typhoon Odette, the United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional PHP17.5 million (USD350,000) to support ecosystem and community recovery... Read full article
MANILA – Six Filipino nationals from Ukraine arrived here Friday, days after the government announced free repatriation flights for nationals in the crisis-hit Eastern European state.... Read full article
MANILA – Angelie Montibano was in her early 20s and out of college when she left Negros Oriental province with dreams of a successful life in the Big City.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is "most eager" to answer the legality of his order prohibiting executive branch officials, particularly Cabinet members, from attending the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings...... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified 488 towns and 58 cities as potential election hotspots for next year's national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Amid the rising coronavirus disease 1019 (Covid-19) infections in the National Capital Region (NCR), the city government of Manila has prohibited all physical activities related to the upcoming celebration of the Sto. Niño Fiesta in Tondo an... Read full article