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 – Heavy rains may be experienced over the Surigao provinces and Dinagat Islands as Severe Tropical Storm Odette nears typhoon category, with several areas placed under tropical cyclone warning signal number 1, the weather bureau said Wednesday... Read full article
Taipei had further eased entry restrictions since October, allowing travelers to visit Taiwan by undergoing a "self-initiated prevention" instead of a quarantine.... Read full article
MANILA – A former cadre of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) said the neutralization of Menandro "Ka Bok" Villanueva is long overdue and has long been wanted, most especially by the people he terrorized.... Read full article
MANILA – The chief of the Philippine Army (PA) vowed to pour resources into the units in order to meet the June deadline of eradicating insurgency and threat groups.... Read full article
ANKARA – Oil prices rose on Monday over ongoing fears that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will squeeze output to stabilize the market while data shows demand rising in Asia, Europe, and the United States.... Read full article
MANILA – The people seen wearing a green shirt which bears the Department of Health (DOH) logo at a campaign rally are not employees of the agency.
In a statement Thursday night, the DOH said the persons wearing the shirt are health workers employ... 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 – Job opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan particularly in Taichung, the central district of the host island is encouraging, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) reported on Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Judy Carol Dansal welcomed the arrival of 300 metric tons of Japanese rice... Read full article