MANILA: Filipino International Master Daniel Quizon showed incredible poise as he caught a big fish in sixth seed Grandmaster Bassem Amin of Egypt in the fourth round Monday night to stay half a point off the pace in the Masters section of the 30th Ab…
MALASIQUI: Two towns in Pangasinan received an ambulance each from the Department of Health (DOH) while the state-funded Dagupan Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) has opened a one-story warehouse and archive building and an administrative bui…
LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol, through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), provided job opportunities to women and parents in Milagros, Masbate by giving training and initial capital for a garment-maki…
MANILA: Afghan nationals entering the Philippines to process their resettlement to the United States will undergo ‘full security vetting,’ the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
The Philippines and the US have reached a deal on the tem…
MANILA: The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Tuesday said there is a need to review baselines for determining food thresholds and the number of food-poor individuals.
In a statement, NAPC Secretary Lope Santos III said targets and measureme…
MANILA: A notorious gun-for-hire suspect wanted for a string of murder cases was killed in an encounter in Pampanga province, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, PRO 3 Officer-in-Charge Brig. Gen. Benjami…
MANILA: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised PHP25 billion from the Treasury bonds (T-bonds) auction on Tuesday.
In a statement, the BTr said it fully awarded bids for the re-issued T-bonds.
With a remaining term of 14 years and five months, the …
MANILA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Monday announced the cancellation of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) set this November in Bangkok and Chonburi.
‘It’s frustrating, but we’ll have to move on,’ Philippine Olympic Committ…
BAGUIO: The city government here has been authorized by the Social Security System (SSS) to collect membership premiums of 525 job order and contract of service (COS) workers.
‘We are very willing to provide the necessary services to the SSS,’ Mayor …