House leader seeks review of Biofuels Act

MANILA — A  leader in the House of Representatives wants a review of the decade-old Biofuels Act of 2006 (Republic Act No. 9367) as biofuel development may...

HRW urges Duterte to withdraw his statement on CHR

Zamboanga del Sur town vice mayor dismissed for SALNs irregularity

MANILA— The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed former Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur Mayor and now Vice Mayor Nacianceno Pacalioga Jr. for falsification of official document...

Immigration offers visa upon arrival to Chinese tourists, investors

MANILA— The Bureau of Immigration (BI), in a move to attract more Chinese investors and tourists into the country,  will grant Chinese nationals visas upon arrival (VUA)...

P10-M fine instead of suspension, Uber appeals

MANILA— Uber has filed a manifestation before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Thursday asking that it pay a PHP10 million fine in lieu...

Smartmatic should be suspended — Binay

MANILA — Venezuelan tech firm Smartmatic should be suspended from participating in upcoming elections until controversies are “resolved with finality”, Senator Nancy Binay said Wednesday. Binay made...

Palace vows impartial probe into Bulacan raids

MANILA— Malacañang on Thursday vowed that investigations into the simultaneous Bulacan raids that killed 32 alleged drug offenders would be impartial, even as it downplayed skepticisms...

Senate panel delays approval of DOJ budget for 2018

MANILA— A Senate panel on Thursday postponed the approval of the proposed budget of the Department of Justice (DOJ) amounting to PHP17.276 billion. This postponement came...

5 years after 34 South African miners shot dead, no arrests

JOHANNESBURG — Five years after South African police shot dead 34 striking mine workers, recalling police brutality under apartheid, rights groups say no one has been...