Philippines, France eye deeper economic ties
MANILA and Paris are looking to improve cooperation in the infrastructure, transport, aviation, agriculture, and security sectors, following their Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting...
Tino downs 19 power lines in Visayas
A TOTAL of 19 transmission lines were unavailable due to Typhoon Tino, affecting power consumers in parts of the Visayas, the National Grid Corp....
Gov’t workers to get early bonus
THE government will distribute year-end bonuses and P5,000 cash gifts to civil workers ahead of schedule this month, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
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Classroom shortage probe urged
MINORITY lawmakers filed a resolution at the House of Representatives on Tuesday urging an inquiry into what they described as the Marcos administration and...
Zambales dredging inquiry eyed
A PHILIPPINE lawmaker on Tuesday filed a measure urging a congressional inquiry into alleged large-scale dredging activities by a China-based company in the central...
24 NPAs, religious extremists surrender in Central Mindanao
COTABATO CITY — Two groups, composed of New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas and violent religious extremists, have pledged allegiance to the government in separate...
Death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi rises to four in the Philippines
MANILA — The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi has climbed to four, disaster officials said on Tuesday, as the powerful storm unleashed heavy rains...
One dead, over 75,000 evacuated as typhoon Tino batters Visayas
One death and thousands of evacuees were reported as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally known as Tino, continues to batter large parts of the Visayas, according...
Typhoon Tino lashes Visayas; Signal No. 4 remains up in several areas
Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally known as Tino, is expected to continue battering the Visayas after making its first landfall over Southern Leyte on Tuesday. Tropical...
PHL to set up Indo-Pacific defense council with US, Japan and Australia
THE PHILIPPINES is joining the United States, Japan, and Australia in forming an intergovernmental defense council amid concerns over China’s “destabilizing” actions in the East and South China Sea, according to a joint readout of defense ministers’ meeting.
Signal No. 4 up in parts of Visayas, Mindanao as Typhoon Tino intensifies
TYPHOON Kalmaegi (local name: Tino) slightly intensified as it moves toward Eastern Visayas on Monday afternoon, prompting the state weather bureau to raise a...
DoJ subpoenas contractors, officials linked to five flood control projects in Bulacan
THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has served subpoenas to contractors and officials allegedly involved in five “ghost” flood control projects in Bulacan, marking the...