All agencies, GOCCs ordered to answer public concerns in 15 days
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 44 directing all government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCS), to...
Fuel prices roll back this week
OIL COMPANIES will be rolling back the cost of petroleum products this week to reflect the movement of prices in the international market. Kerosene...
Anti-terrorism, piracy
WOMEN OFFICERS of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) check out the 70 new Tavor Sub Machine Gun 9mm presented on Monday at the PCG...
Additional banca, RoRo trips proposed for Guimaras’ Manggahan Festival
ADDITIONAL TRIPS for motorized boats and roll on-roll off (RoRo) vessels going to and from Guimaras Island have been proposed for the celebration of...
Camiguin, Iloilo eyed as Ms. Universe stops if PHL wins hosting this year
THE ISLAND province of Camiguin is among the event sites being eyed by the Department of Tourism (DoT) should the Philippines win the hosting...
Abu Sayyaf killed in military rescue operation
GOVERNMENT FORCES encountered on Monday morning about 70 members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), led by sub-leaders Idang Susukan and Almujer Yadah, while...
Nation at a Glance — (05/08/18)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Veep urges filing of protest on Chinese missiles
By Camille A. Aguinaldo and Charmaine A. Tadalan
VICE-PRESIDENT Maria Leonor G. Robredo on Sunday urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “administration to take immediate and...
PHL-Kuwait relations on track, says DFA chief
RELATIONS BETWEEN the Philippines and Kuwait have taken a “positive direction” following the repatriation of 61 overseas Filipino workers who missed the amnesty program,...
Poet Cirilo Bautista, 76
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
Reporter
NATIONAL ARTIST for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista passed away on Sunday, May 6. He was 76.
Mr. Bautista was confined...
Urdaneta bypass road ready by 2019
THE 7.2-kilometer Urdaneta City bypass is targeted for opening by next year with work on the last two of six phases now in full...
Passi sugarcane workers to appeal dismissal case
WORKERS OF the Central Azucarera de San Antonio (CASA), Inc. in Passi City, Iloilo who were dismissed for staging a strike have lost their...