TAAL Volcano remained swollen with gas and magma, a sign that it could erupt again, state seismologists said on Tuesday.

A CHINESE boy traveling to Cebu City in central Philippines tested positive for coronavirus, days after Japan and Thailand confirmed their first case of infection from a new strain that originated in Wuhan, China, the Philippine Health department said on Tuesday.

AN ONLINE news website critical of the Duterte administration said the Executive branch should not be allowed to “undermine the rights of the free press” after it was barred from covering events attended by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

FOLLOWING the successful showing of the Philippine skateboarding team in last month’s 30^th Southeast Asian Games (SEA), gold medal-winning downhill skater Jaime De Lange hopes that the gains they got in the biennial sporting meet be sustained so as to get the sport the attention it deserves here in the country.

MELBOURNE — Rafael Nadal hit the ground running at the Australian Open on Tuesday by hammering unseeded Bolivian Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 to reach the second round.

THE FIBA 3x3 World Tour unfurls its ninth edition in April and is set to make a stop for one of its legs in the Philippines after five years.

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The issue of education quality has just been highlighted by reports on the Department of Education’s (DepEd) participation in the 2018 cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Implemented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA tests students’ ability to apply knowledge they gained from formal education to “everyday situations.”

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THE Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) is set to issue euro-denominated bonds again this year, according to National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon, with the government also gauging the market’s appetite for dollar-denominated papers.

THE PHILIPPINES welcomed more dollars in 2019, driving a balance of payments (BoP) surplus that was the biggest since 2012 and reversing the deficit in 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.

A GOVERNMENT BODY has recommended ending a program temporarily allowing motorcycles to transport commuters, which will effectively make their operations illegal.