P700-M airport expansion waits
DAVAO CITY — Expect a widening of the check-in area and other significant improvements at the Davao International Airport soon, even as the P700-million...
PHL issues health warning as volcano brings smog to capital, nearby provinces
A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed above average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog on Friday, prompting authorities to close...
PHL weighing legal options against China over coral reef ‘destruction’
The Philippines is exploring legal options against China accusing it of destruction of coral reefs within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West...
Marcos silence on human rights cited on anniversary of father’s martial rule
HUMAN rights defenders on Thursday scored Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s alleged silence on rights violations under his rule, as the country commemorated the 51st anniversary of martial law that his father and namesake decreed.
Marcos asks Senate to fast-track approval of bill vs farm smugglers
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has certified as urgent a bill that seeks to amend the country’s anti-smuggling law by imposing harsher penalties on...
Pardon of Philippines’ oldest political prisoner sought
A CONGRESSMAN on Thursday urged the Justice department to speed up the pardon of the Philippines’ oldest political prisoner given his declining health.
Gerardo dela...
Senator urges TESDA to boost digital literacy
THE TECHNICAL Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) should partner with international technology firms to develop digital courses for the youth to address digital illiteracy in the Philippines, a senator said on Thursday.
Dairy promising in Lanao del Sur
THE NATIONAL Dairy Authority (NDA) said on Thursday that it aims to expand the dairy industry in Lanao del Sur. “ favorable conditions for...
2 reprimanded for red-tagging
TWO FORMER top officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) were reprimanded by the Office of the Ombudsman...
Groups unite to end child labor
COTABATO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Navy’s Philippine Marine Corps are the latest addition to the large group addressing...
Abra lawyer’s killers hunted
BAGUIO CITY — Homicide investigators said on Thursday they are following leads in the case of slain Abra lawyer, Maria Saniata Liwliwa G. Alzate,...
Peace monument unveiled
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte — Officials unveiled here on Thursday a peace monument, fashioned out from parts of 3,000 assault rifles and rocket...