PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday night rejected calls to suspend online cockfighting operations in the country, saying the popular game is a major source of income for the government.

THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday said the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has started distributing the fuel subsidy for public transport operators and drivers. 

AN ELECTION lawyer has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to examine randomly selected ballots in the presence of representatives of political parties and candidates for the May 9 elections to test the security of the printing process.

SENATOR Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, Sr. said on Wednesday that he will order government officials to launch initiatives that will bring services directly to the communities if he wins as president.  

THREE Philippine cities have been selected as finalists for the One Planet City Challenge, a global competition organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that recognizes cities for their climate change actions and initiatives. 

TEN KNOTS Philippines, Inc. (TKPI), which manages Ayala Land, Inc.’s high-end tourism estate in El Nido, Palawan, said it has all the documentary requirements to operate, but the government agency for indigenous peoples (IP) asserts the company has yet to comply with the mandatory consent for using ancestral land.  

FIVE water stations that will supply 3,189 households in remote villages in the Bangsamoro region were recently completed under a joint program of the Japanese government and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

THE FAMILY of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos still owes the government billions of pesos in estate and income taxes, according to the agency tasked to recover ill-gotten wealth of Mr. Marcos and his cronies, as it debunked a claim that the tax case was still under litigation.

MANILA, the Philippine capital, and nearby cities would remain under Alert Level 1 until March 31, according to the presidential palace.

THE SENATE is considering giving equal opportunity to both foreign and domestic bidders for public works projects to introduce new construction technologies and encourage innovation, according to the head of its economic affairs committee.

MORE FILIPINO seafarers affected by the war in Ukraine have arrived home, bringing the total number of repatriates to 286, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Tuesday.

THE NEWLY-appointed head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday gave reassurance that the May 9 national and local polls will be “clean and credible” as stakeholders were finally allowed to physically observe the ballot printing process.