MANILA – The Philippines’ main equities index finished the year’s first trading day up ahead of the release of several major economic reports in the US, and the peso ended sideways against the US dollar.... Read full article
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri is batting for Bayanihan 3 to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the tourism sector affected by the pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has called on the electorate to give him a chance to lead the nation, saying he gets things done.... Read full article
MANILA – The United States government on Wednesday announced an additional USD19 million (approximately PHP950 million) in humanitarian aid to help communities affected by Typhoon Odette, bringing its total assistance to the Philippines to more than ... Read full article
MANILA – Rizal Park and three sites in Intramuros, Manila will reopen to tourists under limited capacity and shortened operating hours starting Sept. 16, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on Friday lauded the Philippines’ passing of a law criminalizing child marriage, noting its importance as “another layer of protection” for children.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawyer from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was injured in a shooting incident that transpired along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Monday night.... Read full article
MANILA – The government is already preparing for the shift to “new normal” as the country is now back to low-risk classification for Covid-19, acting Presidential spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Vatican's prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, led the ordination to the episcopate of the fifth Filipino apostolic nuncio Arnaldo Catalan on Friday.... Read full article