Frontal system continues to bring rains over Northern Luzon Tuesday

MANILA—The frontal system affecting extreme northern Luzon for several days now will continue to cause rains over the area on Tuesday, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric,...

DND to acquire PGMs for FA-50PHs in Russia

MANILA—The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking at the possibility of acquiring precision-guided munitions (PGMs) from Russia to further develop the FA-50PHs’ ground-attack capability which...

City clash fuels fear of IS foothold in southern Philippines

Philippine forces make gains in southern city under siege

MARAWI– Philippine forces control most of a southern city where militants linked to the Islamic State group launched a bloody siege nearly a week ago, authorities said Monday,...

Philippine authorities seize 605 kilos of meth from China

MANILA, Philippines –Philippine authorities said Monday that they have seized 605 kilograms (1,334 pounds) of high-grade methamphetamine shipped from China following a tip from the Chinese government. National...

Public urged to undergo cervical cancer, hypertension tests

ILOILO CITY— The Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO) on Monday urged the public to avail of free cervical cancer and hypertension...

PHL climate commitment is doable, says ex-solon

MANILA— An environment advocate believes the Philippines can meet its 70 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction commitment under the Paris agreement on climate change. “Our...

Military appeals to refrain from posting unverified info that could worsen Marawi City incident

MANILA— The adage “loose lips, sink ships” is still true even in this time of the Internet. This was stressed by Armed Forces of the Philippines...

AFP pays tribute to soldiers killed, wounded in Marawi City fighting

AFP claims to foil Maute Group attempt to burn down Marawi City

MANILA— Despite stiff fighting going with Maute Group terrorists, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday claimed that its initial operations against the lawless...