Comelec to hold satellite voter registration for women in NCR, other cities Wednesday

MANILA—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged females who are qualified as regular and youth voters to go out and register at the different special satellite voter...

House panels OK creation of Mindanao rail, power corporations

MANILA—Three panels of the House of Representatives have jointly approved measures seeking to create the Mindanao Power Corporation and the Mindanao Railways Corporation in a bid...

Palace hits US show’s negative portrayal of PHL president

MANILA—Malacañang on Tuesday twitted an American television series that negatively depicted a Philippine president and said that the show should have instead used a fictional US...

32 ASG bandits killed in past 2 months— AFP

Drug suspects killed as police rejoin Philippine crackdown

MANILA, Philippines –Philippine police have killed eight crime suspects in separate gunbattles and arrested 21 others in a northern province a day after the police force...

9 BI jail guards sacked over escape of 2 Korean fugitives

MANILA—Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has relieved nine jail guards following the escape of two Korean fugitives on Monday. With this, Morente directed the...

EO on nationwide smoking ban out soon –Palace

MANILA –Malacañang on Tuesday said that President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign an executive order (EO) on a nationwide smoking ban that will follow the...

LP senators stand pat vs death penalty as House set to pass bill on 3rd reading

MANILA –Senators belonging to the Liberal Party (LP) on Tuesday said they are standing pat on their opposition against death penalty despite pressure from the House...

More women needed in police force, top gov’t posts

MANILA–The military, police force and other policy-making bodies need more women, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said Tuesday urging the government to intensify programs that promote the...

More women needed in police force, top gov’t posts

MANILA—The military, police force and other policy-making bodies need more women, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said Tuesday urging the government to intensify programs that promote the...