Zamboanga City Muslim leaders discuss doable actions’ to fight extremism
SOME 50 Muslim religious leaders, mostly Ulama or Islamic scholars, in Zamboanga City gathered on Monday to discuss and draft “doable actions” to help...
US report flags China’s fishing ban in disputed sea
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
CHINA’S ANNUAL moratorium on commercial fishing in waters it claims, including the disputed South China Sea where the Philippines has...
Ex-PDEA chief Dionisio Santiago to head Dangerous Drugs Board
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has appointed retired general Dionisio R. Santiago as the new head of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), Malacañang announced on...
Duterte likening martial law to Marcos rule, Carpio warns
THE SUPREME COURT (SC)’s “acquiescence” to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s pronouncement that his martial law “will not be any different” from the dictatorial rule...
CTA orders P17.6-M refund to Honda Cars Makati, Inc.
By Kristine Joy V. PatagReporter
THE COURT of Tax Appeals (CTA) ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue to issue P17.6 million in tax refund to...
RDC endorses 5 site options for new airport as gov’t prepares for expansion of...
DAVAO CITY -- A list of five potential sites for a second international airport in Davao has been endorsed by the Regional Development Council...
Farmer-OFW partnership ships out organic colored rice to UAE
By Carmencita A. Carillo
Correspondent
DAVAO CITY -- A group of farmers from North Cotabato, who have received financial infusion from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in...
MMDA drafting regional development plan for Metro Manila
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in coordination with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), has started drafting the Regional Development Plan (RDP)...
NDFP willing and ready’ to resume peace talks
THE NATIONAL Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said it is “willing and ready” to resume the stalled peace talks with the government as...
Japanese firm to build $300-M shipbuilding facility in Negros
A JAPANESE company will start constructing a $300-million shipbuilding facility in Hinobaan, Negros Occidental next year in what will become the Southern Negros Industrial...
Only 20% of Davao City barangays considered drug-free’
THE ILLEGAL drug problem continues to hound 80% of Davao City, hometown of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who has been pursuing a nationwide campaign...
DTI warns traders vs jacking up prices in earthquake-affected areas
A RESIDENT of Tacloban City, Marichor Villacorte, said a solar flashlight that cost P120 before Thursday’s 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Leyte is now being sold...