Manila: A rest area for leisure travelers will soon rise in Patikul, Sulu, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Friday, citing the province’s ‘readiness for tourism.’
The tourist rest area (TRA) is a flagship program of the DOT, providing major …
Manila: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the legal community to help defend the country’s maritime claims, especially on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue.
Teodoro made the appeal at the Philippine Bar A…
Manila: Authorities seized more than PHP3 million worth of fishing gear and boats in a joint operation at Lamon Bay near Balesin Island, Polillo, Quezon on Thursday.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said four unmarked fishing boats (buli-buli) were s…
Police operatives arrested a ‘high-profile’ suspect and seized close to PHP 1.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental early Friday.
Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Pr…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has distributed more than 200,000 food packs to families affected by weather disturbances as of Friday.
In an interview, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management d…
Manila: The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal filed by a barangay treasurer and affirmed the Baguio regional trial court (RTC) in finding him guilty of four counts of malversation of public funds in connection to the cash prizes of a 2011 Sangguinan…
Manila: Grandmasters Julio Catalino Sadorra and John Paul Gomez beat their opponents to carry the Philippines to a 3-1 win over South Africa in the eighth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary.
Sadorra prevailed…
Manila: Ranking transportation officials have started drafting the guidelines to enforce mandatory speed limiters in public utility vehicles (PUVs).
In a statement Friday, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II s…
Manila: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will reduce the reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) of banks as part of its efforts to reduce distortions in the financial system.
In a statement on Friday, the BSP said the RRR of universal and commercial …