Palace adviser appointed special envoy to Kuwait

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipinos Workers’ (OFW) Affairs Abdullah D. Mama-o as the Philippines’...

Gov’t, Reds begin back-channel talks

MALACAÑANG ON Tuesday said the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) is currently holding informal back-channel talks in Europe with the Communist...

ConCom introduces proposal strengthening PCC

By Charmaine A. Tadalan A SUBCOMMITTEE of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) on Charter Change proposed creating a national competition authority to “strongly” regulate a liberalized...

Guevarra to Dela Rosa: Destroy drug machinery in Bilibid

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Tuesday told reporters in a text message he plans to meet with newly appointed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)...

SC rules in favor of burger chain in contempt charge filed by McDonald’s

LOCAL burger chain L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc. (Big Mak) has won against fast-food giant McDonald’s Philippines after the Supreme Court (SC) reversed a...

Palace to probe PhilHealth finances, expenditures

THE PALACE said on Tuesday that it will investigate the alleged multi-billion peso losses of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth), including the travel...

NPA-affiliated MB members surrender in Nueva Vizcaya

FIVE MEMBERS of the Milisyang Bayan (MB), or People’s Militia of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), surrendered to the Northern Luzon Command on...

MB cancels license of 2 remittance/foreign exchange dealers

THE MONETARY Board (MB) has cancelled the registration of World Wide Money Changer and Edzen Enterprises, both with addresses in Mabini Street, Manila, for...

Maute Group sniper arrested in Cubao

THE NATIONAL Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) arrested a suspected member of the Maute Group in Cubao, Quezon City on Monday. The suspect, identified...

99 immigration officers deployed to NAIA for summer season peak

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) has started to deploy 99 newly-hired immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as the travel season...

Iloilo Business Club: Another wage hike in Western Visayas could discourage investors

By Louine Hope U. Conserva, Correspondent ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Business Club is appealing to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Western Visayas (RTWPB-6)...

Cebu LGUs buckle down to address worsening traffic congestion

TRAFFIC MANAGERS from different local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province will convene today for a summit that aims to address the worsening traffic...
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