58 dead in 3 days in renewed Philippine anti drug bloodshed

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police killed at least 26 more drug and crime suspects in overnight gunbattles in the capital, bringing to 58 the death toll in a...

HRW urges Duterte to withdraw his statement on CHR

No Filipino affected by terror attacks in Nigeria, Pakistan

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said there were no reports of any Filipino affected by the suicide bombings in Nigeria and...

Comelec urged to study options on use of VCMs

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urged to thoroughly study its options on what they intend to do with the more than 90,000 vote counting machines (VCMs)...

Congress approves DOE’s 2018 budget

MANILA – The Philippine Congress on Thursday approved the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed budget of PHP2.65 billion for fiscal year 2018. Speaking before the House of...

Prelate disappointed over CA’s rejection of Taguiwalo

MANILA — A Catholic prelate expressed disappointment over the Commission on Appointments’ rejection of the appointment of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, saying the...

Joint exploration in West PH Sea open to all ‘foreign entitites’

A joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is open to all not only to China but also to other countries, said...

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...