Duterte receives trade agreements, unfazed by terrorist threat during India visit
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte is undaunted by the alleged ISIS threats against him during his stay in India for the ASEAN summit and the...
Ombudsman finds probable cause to indict ex-Iloilo lawmaker for pork barrel misuse
THE Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to indict former Iloilo Rep. Rolex T. Suplico over misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund...
Duterte forms review body on 1987 Charter
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has formed a consultative committee to review the 1987 Constitution, by way of appointment letters sent out by Malacañang on...
Duterte’s passage to India yields 9 investment deals
By Arjay L. Balinbin
THE PHILIPPINES has inked nine investment agreements with Indian corporations, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said on Thursday, Jan. 25, amid...
Sol-Gen wants charges revised vs Aquino, others on Mamasapano
THE OFFICE of the Solicitor-General (OSG) petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday to have the Office of the Ombudsman file 44 counts of...
Abra congressman hurt, two police dead in grenade attack
A PHILIPPINE congressman and ally of President Rodrigo R. Duterte was slightly wounded early Thursday in a grenade attack that killed two police officers,...
Senator tells DFA to make public Benham Rise permit given to China
SENATOR MARIA Lourdes Nancy S. Binay has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for the details of the permit given to Chinese oceanographers...
PHL ranks 71st out of 159 countries in freedom index
By Arjay L. Balinbin
THE Philippines ranks 71st out of 159 countries in the 2017 Human Freedom Index (HFI) by the Fraser Institute.
Based on 2015...
Arrest warrants issued for cops in teen slays
THE CALOOCAN Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued warrants of arrest against the two police officers charged for the killing of 19-year-old Carl Angelo...
DSWD calls for volunteers for Mayon relief goods packing
WITH MORE evacuees expected in the coming days as Mayon Volcano continues to be on a high activity level, the Department of Social Welfare...
DPWH completes flood control projects to protect Cabanatuan, other Nueva Ecija towns
EIGHTEEN FLOOD control projects that would protect Cabanatuan City, the capital Palayan City, and other towns in Nueva Ecija were completed last year, according...
Davao business chamber seeks more finance-related role from GO Negosyo centers for MSMEs
THE DAVAO City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) wants to tap the government’s GO Negosyo centers for assisting micro, small, and medium...
