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
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Central Luzon, the country’s rice granary, remained the country's top producer of palay in the first quarter of this year.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 41 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been afflicted with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Hong Kong as the island continues to battle a fifth wave of infections fueled... Read full article
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 – A health official on Tuesday said cases of measles, polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases have gone down during the pandemic probably due to observation of minimum public health standards nationwide.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Eleven families living along the riverbanks in Barangay Bobontugan in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental affected by Typhoon Odette were recipients of construction materials donated by the various chapters of Rotary Club (RC) under Distri... Read full article
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque would push for environmental education for students from kindergarten to grade school to develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment.... 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 – Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines announced Tuesday the increased frequencies of several of their domestic routes this month.... Read full article
MANILA – The government will start the inoculation of the general population once the expected 61 million doses are delivered within September and October.... Read full article