Rubilen Amit bagged her second gold at the expense of Chezka Centeno while Carlo Biado got back at Johann Chua as the cue masters capped their campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here by sweeping the 10-ball singles titles Saturday at Ha Dong Gy…
Read MoreThe Philippine Air Force (PAF) has expressed its appreciation to Staff Sgt. Hidilyn F. Diaz for bringing honor to the country and service by winning the gold medal in the Women’s 55kg category in weightlifting during the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Ga…
Read MoreThe camp of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte said Saturday ACT Teachers party-list Representative France Castro’s “false claims on history revisionism” is premature and misleading, pending the presentation of the education agenda by the incoming admin…
Read MoreThe Department of Education (DepEd) is investigating suspected food-borne illnesses involving elementary students in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, caused by alleged contaminated milk distributed in schools in the area under the School-Based Feeding …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division (ID) has started training 231 aspiring soldiers at the 6th Division Training School in Barangay Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.They belong to the Candidate Soldier Course Class 732-2022 and …
Read MoreThe government’s health authorities will make sure that the gains of the Covid-19 vaccination program and other pandemic responses would be sustained by turning over all programs to the next administration.National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 med…
Read MoreThe government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of “long Covid” cases in the country, according to Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser.Herbosa confirmed Saturday that the Philippines has alread…
Read MoreThe Philippines continues to monitor the outbreak of monkeypox overseas but the closure of borders is still unlikely, the special adviser against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) said Saturday.In a “Laging Handa” briefing, National Task Force (N…
Read MoreThe Philippines has detected Omicron BA.4 subvariant from a Filipino who flew in from the Middle East last May 4.In an advisory on Saturday, the Department of Health (DOH) said the positive test result for the subvariant was from a specimen collected o…
Read MoreThe City Health Office here started on Saturday the administration of the second dose of vaccine booster to further strengthen the public’s protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said worker…
Read MoreThe Group of Seven (G7) countries are determined to rein in the spiraling inflation, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday.Speaking at a press conference after the G7 finance ministers and central governors meeting held in Germany’s …
Read MoreThe Philippines has lauded the successful labor reforms in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia that protect Filipinos and encouraged other countries to do the same for the rest of the migrant workers around the world.At a forum on labor mobility and human rights …
Read MoreThe Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has authorized the Novaliches-based Speed Wheelers Transport Corp. (SWTC) to deploy 10 of its 36 air-conditioned, electronic, and environment-friendly jeepneys or mini-buses to ply the No…
Read MoreThe Baguio Water District (BWD), the sole water distribution utility here, has said at least 1,600 active water connections in barangays Fairview and Quezon Hill were damaged by the ongoing road repairs in the north-northwest part of the city.In a pres…
Read MoreBureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region No. 8B-South NCR (National Capital Region) said it has jurisdiction to implement close order against Megaworld Corporation in line with the auditing on the sale of some of the company’s properties.In a st…
Read MoreBeneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” (BP) program are hoping more will have the courage to leave Metro Manila behind and improve their lives through the national government program.Michael Angelo Tel and his pregnant partner, Angeline…
Read MoreNorthern Mindanao has registered the highest labor force participation rate (LFPR) in the country, accounting for 69.8 percent in 2021.The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released Friday said Region 10’s LFPR last year translated to 2.410 mi…
Read MoreAn official of the Army’s 1001st Infantry Brigade (IB) confirmed Saturday that the top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) has abandoned his comrades and fled with the party’s money worth PHP6 million.Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, commander of 1001IB…
Read MoreThe National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the reconstruction of the Bulo dam which was destroyed by a flash flood in 2011.NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya led on Friday the inauguration of the dam that will serve not only as flood cont…
Read MoreThe city government here will conduct a public hearing on May 25 to get input on the proposed increase in the entrance fee at the Botanical Garden, one of its most popular attractions.Public Information Office chief Aileen Refuerzo on Friday afternoon …
Read MoreTwo more regional wage boards have approved an increase in the salary of minimum wage earners ranging from PHP32 to PHP34.According to Director Rolly Francia, Information and Publication Service (IPS), the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boa…
Read MoreMalacañang on Saturday expressed condolences to the family of movie icon Susan Roces who died Friday evening.Roces, 80, died peacefully in the United States, Senator Grace Poe confirmed in a statement.“With great sadness, we announce the loss of our be…
Read MoreEmpty promises by the New People’s Army (NPA) have pushed 11 NPA rebels to surrender Friday to government authorities in North Cotabato, officials said.The NPA surrenderers claimed they belonged to front-line groups of Bayan Muna, Gabriela, and United …
Read MoreThe 65 members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) who have been elected to the House of Representatives have promised to support the legislative agenda of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.PDP-Laban presid…
Read MoreAn official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday said an investigation is being conducted on the video circulating regarding the purported election documents supposedly left in Amadeo, Cavite.Comelec Acting Spokesman John Rex Laudiangco…
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