Snipers, bombs, mortars: Government troops adjust to urban warfare
SPRAWLED on the boarded-up balcony of a two-storey house, the barrel of his rifle poked into a hole cut in the wood, a Philippine...
Indonesia, Philippines jointly patrol Celebes Sea in effort to cut off militants
THE PHILIPPINES and Indonesia will jointly patrol the Celebes Sea this week to stop Islamist militants reaching the Philippines’ restive southern island of Mindanao,...
CTA upholds voiding of Derek Ramsay’s tax case
By Kristine Joy V. Patag, Reporter
THE COURT of Tax Appeals (CTA) has upheld its earlier decision to withdraw the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) P18-million...
Dasmariñas group calls Globe a ‘corporate bully’ for suing resident
AN ASSOCIATION of residents from Dasmarinas Village has hit Globe Telecom, Inc. over the suit it filed against one resident for allegedly “spreading rumors”...
Cebu Pacific to launch Manila-Dumaguete night flights
CEBU PACIFIC, Inc., will start mounting night flights to Dumaguete starting July 7 following the upgrade of the air traffic control system and newly...
Storm Emong brings rain, but no typhoon warning raised
TROPICAL STORM Emong, the 5th to enter the country this year, brought rains to parts of north-eastern Philippines, but weather bureau PAGASA did not...
BRT vs LRT: President’s Visayas man wants to stop Cebu City’s rapid bus project
PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT for the Visayas Michael Lloyd L. Dino said he will lobby for the cancellation of the bus rapid transport (BRT) project in...
Australian firm offers free e-jeeps to transport group
THE CEBU Integrated Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative (CITRASCO) has expressed willingness to be a recipient of the electronic jeepneys or e-jeep being offered by Australian...
Business chamber says more foreign participants in this year’s investment forum
THE DAVAO City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) said the number of participants who have registered for this year’s Davao Investment Conference...
Spain affirms commitment to help in Mindanao peace process
THE SPANISH government expressed its continued support for the peace process in Mindanao during the celebration of the 15th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day last June...
Robredo says VP office underspending in 2016 due to election period ban
VICE PRESIDENT Maria Leonor G. Robredo, who took position on July 1 last year after the May plebiscite, attributed the underspending of her office...
France looks to Philippines as partner for developing legal framework to strengthen Paris Agreement
FRANCE has invited the Philippines to be its partner in developing a legal framework that would promote environmental justice, intended to protect those who...