BuCor officials, staff get P3,000
THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will grant an anniversary bonus of up to P3,000 to its eligible officials and employees as part of its...
St. Peter gives Cebu free services
ST. PETER Life Plan and Chapels is offering free funeral services in Cebu to the victims of Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally called Tino, in Cebu...
CTA partially grants DMCI’s petition
THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has partially granted DMCI Holdings, Inc.’s petition against the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) 2016 tax assessment, reducing...
P15.8-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga City
COTABATO CITY — Combined personnel of different police units in region 9 seized P15.8 million worth of cigarettes in a seaborne anti-smuggling operation a...
ICC issues arrest warrant for ally of Philippine ex-President Duterte over drug war, ombudsman...
MANILA - The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, who oversaw then-President Rodrigo Duterte's war on...
Signal No. 5 up in Catanduanes, nearby areas as Super Typhoon Uwan further strengthens
The state weather bureau on Sunday morning raised tropical cyclone wind signal No. 5 over Catanduanes and nearby areas as Super Typhoon Fung Wong,...
Aquino pushes for CADENA bill to deter gov’t corruption
Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV said that the Philippines needs to transition out of age-old mechanisms and systems as the country continues to...
Fung-Wong intensifies into a severe tropical storm as it approaches PAR
Tropical Cyclone Fung-Wong (international name) has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it continues to approach the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), and...
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll nears 200 in Philippines, brings rain and destruction in Vietnam
HANOI - Coastal areas in Vietnam were assessing the damage from Typhoon Kalmaegi's destructive winds and heavy rain on Friday, with one death reported...
Philippines declares national calamity as Typhoon Tino kills more than 100
THE PHILIPPINES declared a state of national calamity after Typhoon Kalmaegi (locally known as Tino) left more than 100 people dead and widespread destruction...
Scarborough buoys not for reclamation — NMC
THE PHILIPPINES does not see China’s buoy placements at Scarborough Shoal as a precursor to island-building, but has prepared a flurry of responses if such activities happen, its maritime council spokesman said on Thursday.
Philippine infrastructure watchdog flags P95-M ‘ghost’ flood project in Bulacan
THE INDEPENDENT Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Thursday urged the ombudsman to file criminal charges over another flood control project in Bulacan that was fully paid for but never built.