Big-time oil price rollback set Sept. 10

Manila: Big-time price rollbacks on petroleum products are expected on Tuesday.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they will reduce gasoline prices by PHP1.55 per liter while slashing diesel pric…

Found arms caches in Leyte, Samar sign of weakened NPA

TACLOBAN CITY – The recent discoveries of arms caches in Leyte and Samar provinces signal the victory of the government’s fight to end insurgency in the region, an official of the Philippine Army said on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of…

House panel swiftly terminates OP budget for 2025

Manila: The House appropriations committee swiftly terminated the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the President (OP) on Monday.

It took the House panel less than 20 minutes to tackle the OP’s proposed budget for next year amounting to PHP10.5 b…

Marcos OKs sacking of BI Commissioner Tansingco

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the recommendation of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to relieve Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco due to irregularities in the agency.

Communications Secretary Cesar C…

Non-performing loan ratio of banks at 3.58% in July

Manila: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of banks to their total loans settled at 3.58 percent in July this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Data released by the BSP showed that the NPL ratio in July was slightly higher …

New patrol vehicles to enhance police operations in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) received a significant boost to its operational capacity with the turnover of new patrol vehicles on Monday, an official announced.

During the handover ceremony, PRO5 Regional Director Brig. …

3 Chinese nabbed for kidnap of Malaysian in ParaƱaque

Manila: Three Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly abducting a Malaysian national in ParaƱaque City on Monday.

In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspects as L…