Voter registration at GSIS today
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) is opening today, Feb. 22, a voter registration site at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) head office in...
BARMM shares disaster response expertise with Bangladesh
COTABATO CITY — Officials from Bangladesh were briefed by experts from the Bangsamoro government on “best practices” in calamity and disaster response operations as...
Kuwaiti appeals court upholds prison term of Filipina’s killer
THE APPEALS Court of Kuwait has upheld the 16-year prison sentence meted out on a 17-year-old local citizen convicted of killing a Filipina domestic...
Philippines to sue China if evidence shows cyanide use in Scarborough
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday that the Philippine government would file cases against China once it is proven that Chinese fishermen had used cyanide in Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground that is well within Manila’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.
PhilHealth urged to halt premium contributions
A CONGRESSMAN wants to suspend premium contributions to state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to provide workers financial relief amid the agency’s excess funds.
Marcos: PHL neither denies nor approves ICC presence
WHILE maintaining that he has not approved an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of the previous administration’s bloody war on drugs in the country,...
LTO to begin 24-hour production of license plates
THE LAND Transportation Office (LTO) will shift to a 24-hour operation to clear its backlog of about 12 million license plates for motor vehicles...
Philippine military defends joint air patrols with US
THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday that its joint air patrol with the United States over the South China Sea...
Lanao provinces under tight guard
COTABATO CITY — State forces have tightened security at the border of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte provinces to forestall possible retaliations...
House OK’s financial literacy bill
THE HOUSE of Representatives has approved on second reading a proposed measure that requires employers to establish a financial literacy program for all their...
Energy expected for W. Visayas
A TOTAL of 258 megawatts (MW) of capacity is expected to be generated from the committed generating plants located in the Western Visayas islands...
PBEd offers digital skills to youth
THE PHILIPPINE Business for Education (PBEd) forged fresh partnerships with the local governments of Samar province and the municipality of Arteche in Eastern Samar...