House body eyes ‘security review’ for NGCP
A HOUSE of Representatives committee on Tuesday said the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) might need to undergo a “national security review”...
Castro says unfazed by threats
A LAWMAKER on Tuesday said she remains unmoved over the threats and harassment she has received amid efforts to impeach Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio...
More plantilla positions sought
SENATORS on Tuesday cited the need to pass a law that would automatically create plantilla or permanent positions for qualified contractual employees that have...
SMC finishes river cleanup
SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it had removed nearly 700,000 tons of silt and solid waste from the Pampanga River.
The company said it had...
Crystal meth seized in Pangasinan
BAGUIO CITY — Authorities seized P748,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) Tuesday morning during a sting operation in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, perhaps the biggest...
2 die in Bukidnon highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Two individuals died while five others were badly injured in a highway accident in Quezon town in Bukidnon on Monday.
The accident...
Philippines deploys maritime and air assets to monitor China’s ‘monster ship’
MANILA - The Philippines has deployed air and sea assets of its military and coast guard in its exclusive economic zone to monitor China's...
Philippine Senate urged to investigate suspected Chinese submersible drone
A PHILIPPINE senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking a probe into an underwater drone with Chinese markings recovered in the waters of San...
300 Afghan nationals arrive in Manila pending processing of their US visas
THREE HUNDRED Afghan nationals who are awaiting resettlement in the United States arrived in the Philippines on Monday while US officials process their special...
DFA: 220 Filipinos in UAE pardoned on National Day
MORE THAN 200 Filipinos detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were pardoned in time for its 53rd National Day, the Philippine government said...
Amendments to 43-year-old Accessibility Law sought
IT IS high time the 1982 Accessibility Law is amended or overhauled to respond to the needs of sectors apart from persons with disabilities...
Firework-related injuries reach 843
THE Department of Health (DoH) on Monday said firework-related injuries this holiday season have breached the 800-mark.
DoH has recorded 843 cases from Dec. 22...