MANILA: The first gun permit renewal centers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Visayas and Mindanao will rise in Tacloban City and Cagayan de Oro, respectively.
“We are opening by the end of the month the Tacloban center in Visayas, then eve…
MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers.
In a statement, Pangandaman sa…
MANILA: The country’s headline inflation decelerated to 3.7 percent in June from 3.9 percent in May due to the easing of energy and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
In a press briefing on Friday, PSA Undersecretary and…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the government plans to build over 400 infrastructure projects worth PHP27 billion in Northern Mindanao to boost the agricultural productivity in the region.
During the distribution of land tit…
MANILA: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has released 562 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in June, bringing to 14,657 the total number of PDLs released in the past two years as part of the bureau’s ‘Bilis Laya’ Program.
In his report to Justice S…
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday ordered a congressional probe into the reported criminal activities linked with illegitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
In a statement, Romualdez said the House probe will look into variou…
MANILA: The Japanese Embassy in Manila reflected on the contributions of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in the Philippines and the region, from boosting peace and security to its humanitarian works, including during the 2013 Typhoon Yolanda.
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MANILA: Johnny Arcilla collected his second straight title on Thursday after his opponent, Alexis Acabo, quit in the men’s singles finals of the Gov. Imelda Dimaporo National Open at the Mindanao Civic Center in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.
The fifth-seed…
MANILA: The Philippines is working with China to reach an ‘understanding or a possible agreement’ over the issue of Ayungin Shoal, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed Thursday.
Manalo said among the focus of the recent Bilateral Consul…