MANILA – Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco as the new chief of the Department of Tourism (DOT), noting that the agency is ready for a “smooth turnover” to the new admin... Read full article
MANILA – The arrival of 150,540 doses of the Moderna Covid 19 vaccine on Friday, the first shipment to the country this year, completed the government's procurement of 13 million doses.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The province of Camiguin has imposed a temporary ban on pork meat and by-products from outside the island after the Department of Agriculture-Northern Mindanao (DA-10) confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF).... Read full article
MANILA – The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC), one of the country’s oldest and biggest organization of active members of the press, on Sunday denounced in the strongest possible term, the ongoing ‘flagging’ being made by Facebook and its ... Read full article
MANILA – AirAsia Philippines will resume flights to/from Singapore and Hong Kong in December, but only for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and business travelers.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority on Thursday announced that domestic flights of the Cebu Pacific Air and Cebgo will be transferred to Terminal 1 (T1), citing the need to manage the significant increase in passenger traffic.... Read full article
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has distributed at least PHP60 million worth of housing materials to families affected by Typhoon Odette in the southern part of the province.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Sunday urged the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to ask Norway to develop the West Philippine Sea as a source of clean and renewable offshore wind energy.... 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