Travel to Israel postponed ‘indefinitely’; 7 Filipinos missing

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said travel to Israel is postponed “indefinitely” as the war between Israeli forces and the Hamas group...

Marcos orders use of excess RCEF collections to help rice farmers

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to utilize the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to assist...

Mandated price cap stabilized rice prices – PBBM

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attributed the apparent downtrend in the prices of rice in local markets to the imposition of mandated price ceilings. In...

Philippines on top of Asiad basketball after 6 decades

HANGZHOU, China – The Philippines is men’s basketball gold medalist in the 19th Asian Games here, beating Jordan, 70-60, at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium here on...

EJ gets hero’s welcome, P10-M incentive from HS alma mater, sponsors

MANILA – World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena on Friday got a hero’s welcome and much-needed financial support from the Chiang Kai Shek College...

Headline inflation hits 6.1% in September

MANILA – Headline inflation settled at 6.1 percent in September this year, higher than the 5.3 percent recorded in August, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Undersecretary and...

Canada-India crisis: India’s post-colonial era explains why it’s on edge about Sikh separatism

India has reportedly told Canada to withdraw about 40 of its diplomats. Any Canadian diplomats in India past Oct. 10 are expected to lose their immunity....

New malaria vaccine: no silver bullet but an important step towards eradication

Comelec puts 242 villages under red category of areas of concern

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said 242 villages in the country were included under the red category of election areas of concern...

3 Filipino fishers dead as foreign ship rams boat off Bajo de Masinloc

MANILA – Three Filipino fisherfolk died in a maritime incident off the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (BDM) in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast...