MANILA – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially declared on Wednesday the start of the dry season.... Read full article
LAOAG CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) started distributing cards with PHP3,000 worth of fuel discounts to eligible fisherfolk in the coastal towns of Ilocos Norte on Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, on Thursday said the government should focus more on security threats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with the steady reduction of the local communist and terrorist rebels.... Read full article
MANILA – Passengers at the newly reopened Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 may likely reach 1.5 million annually should domestic carriers begin operating at full capacity, an executive of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said on ... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – At least 58 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have benefited from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines administered by the city health office.... Read full article
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
MANILA – Positive sentiments continued to buoy the local bourse on Thursday, and this benefited the local currency as well after it again touched the 50-level against the US dollar. ... Read full article
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has proposed a PHP18.3-billion budget for 2022, the bulk of which will be spent on infrastructure, economic recovery programs, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged PHP5,000 for indigent families affected by Typhoon Odette that devastated several provinces including in the Visayas and Mindanao on December 16.... Read full article
MANILA – Israel's newly-appointed Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss paid an introductory courtesy call to Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado on Monday.... Read full article