MANILA – Police officers should not be involved in the removal of illegally placed campaign materials and posters which are the subject of the 'Oplan Baklas' of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Frida... Read full article
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is now under the moderate risk classification for coronavirus transmission, posting a low two-week growth rate of -47 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said.... Read full article
MANILA – The Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC), together with its partner agencies nationwide continue to assist indigenous peoples (IPs) and former rebels.... Read full article
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil of this town has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and has gone into isolation.... Read full article
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – The provincial government here is now requiring inbound travelers to present negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results at its border checkpoints.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government will not accept the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ratification instrument of military junta-led Myanmar, unless it stands in the way of a consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ... Read full article
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has warned candidates in the national and local elections that they risk disqualification if they collaborate with communist terrorist groups (CTGs) ... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine tourism industry is "firmly" on the road to recovery, with industry stakeholders forecasting that travel and tourism contribution to the economy will grow by 6.7 percent over the next 10 years.... Read full article
MANILA – As part of its overall response to Typhoon Odette, the United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional PHP17.5 million (USD350,000) to support ecosystem and community recovery... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday said he would hold a meeting with his successor to discuss the drug menace that continues to “haunt” the country.... Read full article