Rice Tariffication law amendment eyed anew

A CONGRESSMAN on Monday proposed amending a 2019 law to allow the government to sell imported rice through Kadiwa outlets nationwide, enabling it to...

At least 700 families affected by Toraji

BAGUIO CITY — At least 708 families or 2,177 individuals have been affected by Typhoon Toraji (Nika), according to the Department of Social Welfare...

Iloilo City eyes ‘green’ practices next year

THE city of Iloilo eyes integrating ‘green’ practices to leverage itself as an attractive destination for meetings, conferences and exhibitions, it said on Monday. The...

Sandiganbayan acquits ex-FDA chief over Tarlac health center case

THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has cleared a former chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of graft stemming from the raid and closure...

Barangay executive killed in Cotabato ambush

COTABATO CITY — Gunmen on Saturday killed a barangay official, involved in programs promoting interfaith solidarity among Muslims, Christians and the indigenous people, in...

P5.7-M drugs confiscated in Zamboanga

COTABATO CITY — Non-uniformed policemen seized P5.7 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from two traffickers entrapped in Barangay Santa Barbara in Zamboanga City...

PAGASA monitoring two tropical cyclones outside PAR amid Typhoon Nika

As Typhoon Nika affects large parts of Luzon, the state weather bureau is also monitoring two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility...

Nika intensifies to typhoon, Signal No. 4 raised in Isabela and Aurora

Nika has further intensified into a typhoon as it approaches the boundary of Isabela and Aurora, prompting the declaration of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal...

Philippines told to fast-track rules that will enforce maritime zone law

THE PHILIPPINE government should fast-track the rules that will enforce a law that defines its territories within its exclusive economic zone amid China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, security analysts said at the weekend.

PHL told to review free college education law

THE PHILIPPINE government should review its education policy under a free college education law to better fit the demands of the labor market instead...

CREATE MORE to spur jobs and investments, says Senate president

PHILIPPINE Senate President Francis G. Escudero on Sunday said he expects an influx of jobs and investors through the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives...

Climate action should take center stage in 2025 polls — analysts

CLIMATE CHANGE and calamities caused by government inaction remain as unpopular electoral issues even as the Philippines continues to top the list of countries most vulnerable to disasters, analysts said as they called for a stronger push among civil society groups, opposition forces, and the academe.