‘Falcon’ to enhance southwest monsoon

MANILA — Typhoon Falcon (international name: Chan-hom) will bring monsoon rains in Luzon, the weather bureau said on Wednesday. Falcom entered the Philippine area of responsibility...

PH begins plea vs China before UN tribunal

MANILA — Malacanang on Wednesday said that the Philippines started presenting its arguments before the United Nations International Tribunal on the Law of  the Sea. The...

BOC, NFA confiscate smuggled Chinese rice from local retailers

MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in partnership with the National Food Authority (NFA) confiscated 1,561 kilos of allegedly smuggled Chinese rice from local retailers...

Chinese markers seen near Recto Bank

MANILA – Amid ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Navy recently spotted a floating steel marker engraved with Chinese letters along with hundreds...

Nancy Binay: DILG got P2.48-billion housing funds

MANILA – Defending her father Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, Senator Nancy Binay reiterated yesterday that the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was...

CAAP: Chopper did not provide flight plan

SWS: PNoy’s rating recovers

MANILA — Following his record low ratings in the first quarter of the year, President Aquino recovered his satisfaction rating in the second quarter, latest results of...

Malacañang: Abaya is not ‘untouchable’

MANILA – Amid Senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay’s questions on why Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya was excluded from those indicted in the MRT-3 deal, the...

PH defense, military favor armors over weapons to fight terrorism

MANILA – The Philippine defense and military officials favored the purchase of body armors including helmets, night-vision goggles and radios rather than weapons from an Israel...

Aquino OKs Php3-Trillion proposed 2016 budget

MANILA — The Education, Public Works and Highways and the National Defense departments continue to have the biggest allocation in the proposed Php3.002 trillion 2016 national...