ELECTION solutions company Smartmatic is offering a new technology that foregoes paper ballots to prevent voting errors.

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte, known for his colorful language and oftentimes controversial jokes, would be the first to follow the Bawal Bastos Law, which penalizes gender-based street harassment against women and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

FALCON, the 6^th typhoon to enter the country this year, has intensified into a tropical storm and heavy rains in northern areas are expected until Thursday.

POTATO FARMERS in Benguet reported double yield with the use of potato seeds from Canada, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

THE HEALTH sector in Western Visayas, which registered the highest number of dengue cases amid a nationwide dengue alert declaration, is focusing resources to respond to patients.

DAVAO CITY-based firm UseMints is aiming to build a community of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that will share a reward points system to increase and maintain a base of loyal customers.

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PRICES of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products are set to rise this week to reflect global price movements, according to separate advisories issued by oil companies yesterday.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte will continue his war on drugs despite a United Nations resolution that seeks to investigate alleged human rights abuses by the police, according to the presidential palace.

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) wants extended surveillance of suspected terrorists as part of proposed changes to the country’s anti-terror law, police chief General Oscar D. Albayalde said at a briefing yesterday.

HEALTH OFFICIALS issued a national dengue alert after cases of the viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes peaked to more than 100,000 as of June, a record since 2016.

MODERATE TO heavy rains are expected in different parts of the country until Wednesday as tropical depression Falcon passes through in a northeastern path.