THE PHILIPPINES needs to bring in 1.7 million Chinese tourists each year to help its tourism industry recover from the pandemic, a congressman said on Thursday. 

PHILIPPINE law enforcers on Tuesday nabbed the eldest son of the country’s Justice secretary for illegal drug possession, according to the official’s brother. 

A TROPICAL depression that entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday afternoon was expected to bring rains over parts of northern Luzon, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA.

VILLAGE leaders from different parts of the country were given orientation on the use of online hazard maps through a private sector-led program aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and management at the community level. 

THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) is adjusting its preparations for the supposed village and youth council elections in December after it was moved to October next year, according to the Comelec chief. 

GERMANY, together with partner organizations, has over P2 billion worth of ongoing projects to support continued peace initiatives in Mindanao, the southern Philippine islands, according to a statement released by its embassy on Thursday. 

A REGIONAL trial court in Taguig City has convicted an alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed group of the communist movement, over a series of attacks against military personnel in Quezon, a province south of the capital, according to the Justice department.  

STATE auditors have recommended to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to collect data on the employment rate among past beneficiaries of the government’s cash transfer program for a clearer assessment of the success — or failure — of the poverty reduction initiative.  

THE PHILIPPINES has revoked the visas of more than 1,400 Chinese nationals working in offshore gaming companies whose licenses had been canceled, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Wednesday.

A SENATOR on Wednesday said fake news creation should be criminalized after a poll by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. showed Filipinos consider it to be a problem.

A QUEZON City trial court has rejected a government appeal to set aside a ruling that unblocked Bulatlat.com’s news website.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has signed a bill postponing village and youth council elections to October 2023 from December this year.