MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III lauded President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Congress for the enactment into law of a measure backed by the Department of Finance (DOF) that seeks to further liberalize the Philippine economy ... Read full article
MANILA – Hotel Okura officially opened in Manila on Tuesday, signaling the gradual recovery of the country's hospitality industry from almost two years of pandemic-driven lockdowns... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into the possibility of increasing Boracay Island's carrying capacity so more people can visit this world-famous tourist destination.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will launch on Monday commemorative Year of the Tiger stamps to mark the celebration of Chinese New Year at Seascape Village in Pasay City.... Read full article
KABACAN, North Cotabato - A new PHP17-million district jail facility that could accommodate 150 inmates from four adjoining towns has been opened here, the provincial government announced Thursday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Quezon City government heeded suggestions for an academic break as it announced Friday the class suspension from Kindergarten to Senior High School (K-12).... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental is considering the possibility of requiring all travelers, vaccinated or not against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), to present a negative antigen test upon entry to the province ... Read full article
MANILA – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is now investigating the case of 10 men who disappeared shortly after being seen in separate cockfighting areas in Laguna and Manila last January 13.... Read full article
MANILA – Bureau of Immigration (BI) inspectors deployed in international airports have been directed to strictly screen Filipinos departing for Japan in a bid to curb human trafficking.... Read full article
MANILA – About 53 percent of the country's tourism workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), raising hopes for the safe resumption of tourism activities under the new normal.... Read full article