BOGOTA: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges under a New York court ruling.
The 55-year-old Hernandez was found guilty on all charges presented by the US Justice De…
MANILA: The national government’s budget deficit widened to PHP174.9 billion in May this year from PHP122.2 billion in the same month last year, reflecting a 43.10-percent increase as government expenditure outpaced revenue collections.
In a news rel…
MANILA: Four members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team in Pasig City were relieved from their posts amid an ongoing investigation into their presence at a private event of a networking company in the city.
In a phone interview Thursday, …
DUBAI: The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed New Perspective Media (NPM Group) to its expanding network of affiliate members alongside 38 other entities worldwide.
The new members represent a diverse range of backgrounds,…
DUMAGUETE CITY: The national government is preparing measures to mitigate the effects that the La Niña phenomenon may bring to many parts of the country in the third quarter of the year through early 2025.
Presidential Communications Office Assistant…
MANILA: Government forces on Thursday arrested five foreigners who illegally entered the country in Zamboanga City.
In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said four Indian nationals and a Malaysian were apprehended in an operation carried o…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, and his two sons are more than free to run in future elections.
‘It’s a free country. They’re allowed to do whatever they want,’ President Marcos said when a…
CASIGURAN: The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is rebuilding the ecozone here after learning that around PHP796 million worth of utility and infrastructure projects within the APECO property were left unfinished.
APECO Pre…
MANILA: Former senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal from her drug charges is proof that the justice system of the Philippines is working and the country does not need the intervention of the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Ferdinand R. Marc…