MANILA – The annual tourism revenue in 2020 is no doubt higher than the receipts generated this year since tourists were still able to enter the country from January to mid-March last year before the lockdown was imposed.... Read full article
LEGAZPI CITY – Violence against women and children (VAWC) cases across Bicol provinces have decreased by 13.54 percent from January to May, compared to the same period last year, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Adm. George Ursabia Jr., will retire on Wednesday after almost 38 years in service, with four candidates named as his possible replacement.... Read full article
MANILA – The Manila Police District (MPD) on Wednesday subjected to inquest proceedings six persons who conducted an anti-vaccine rally without wearing or improperly wearing a face mask... Read full article
MANILA – Vaccine Expert Panel member Dr. Rontgene Solante on Wednesday said booster shots can provide fully vaccinated individuals an added protection against the highly transmissible BA.2 variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain.... Read full article
MANILA – Six Philippine Army reservist-officers, including actor Capt. Robin Padilla, seeking elective posts in the 2022 elections have been relieved to ensure that the organization remains non-partisan.... Read full article
MANILA – The Pasay City government said only 18 out of its 201 barangays currently have active cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – Sara Duterte took her oath as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines before Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando at San Pedro Square here on Sunday.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte said the new Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway connecting Cordova town and this capital city that was inaugurated on Wednesday will solve Metro Cebu’s traffic problem and boost regional economic development.... Read full article
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – The provincial government here is now requiring inbound travelers to present negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results at its border checkpoints.... Read full article