MANILA – The BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS-25), the presidential yacht converted into a floating hospital following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in large parts of the Visayas and Mindanao last December, has extended medical aid to another 926 residents of ... Read full article
BACOLOD CITY – Drug enforcement teams of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have seized PHP1.026 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two suspects in separate operations here in the past two nights, police reports showed.... Read full article
MANILA – Overseas Filipino workers are assured of more protection amid the global health crisis with the expanded compulsory insurance coverage that will include rehires and direct hires.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – Professional divers and resort owners in Negros Oriental are apprehensive over the possible negative impacts of the proposed 174-hectare offshore reclamation project in this capital city on the diving and tourism industry.... Read full article
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has convicted a former Cebu town mayor of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for using municipal funds to buy food items from a bakeshop owned by his family in 2010.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has advised residents, especially those in the coastal and low-lying areas, to be vigilant amid the prevailing bad weather condition in Mindanao.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday said the US-donated "improved target acquisition system" (ITAS) has given it a capability similar to those being provided by anti-tank guided missile systems (ATGMs).... 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