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 – 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 – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart, Lloyd J. Austin III, met at the Pentagon in Washington DC on Tuesday (Philippine time) for another bilateral meeting to enhance the two nations' alliance... Read full article
MANILA – Davao archbishop Romulo Valles will be serving another five years as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW) of the Vatican after he was recently reappointed to the post by Pope Francis.... Read full article
MANILA – The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday said smugglers of agricultural products should be prosecuted and held accountable to protect the country's farmers.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday dismissed a report issued by the US State Department that Philippine security forces are involved in human rights violations.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. He was 74.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Monday asked for assistance from government authorities after the Boracay local government failed to control the number of its tourists that surpassed the carrying capacity during the Holy Week.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday urged candidates in the May 9 elections to “limit” the number of their armed bodyguards, noting that those who feared for their safety could address their concerns to the police or military.... Read full article
MANILA – Wealthy nations should compensate developing countries like the Philippines for the damage caused by climate change, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on Monday night.... Read full article