Travel Tour Expo 2017 has fewer exhibitors, booths

Pacquiao fight in PHL may have bigger impact than Miss U –travel expert

MANILA –A travel expert on Thursday said that senator-boxer Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao should consider holding his next boxing fight in the Philippines as it would provide...

Nat’l grid corp. completes power restoration in ‘Auring’-hit areas

MANILA –The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines completed Wednesday the energization of areas hit by Tropical Depression Auring, one day ahead of schedule. According to...

Miss Universe candidates arrive in PHL

MANILA –The bulk of candidates for the Miss Universe 2016 pageant have started arriving Thursday in Manila in preparation for the series of events leading to...

Aftershocks still possible from magnitude 5.1 Virac quake

MANILA—Government still expects aftershocks from the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck off the southern shore of Virac, Catanduanes on Wednesday afternoon. “Given the earthquake’s magnitude and...

Dinagyang Festival religious activities kick off today

Majority of 10,000 new troops to be allocated to Army –AFP

MANILA –Majority of the 10,000 additional troops which the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now authorized to recruit will be given to the Army....

LPA to bring rains over PHL on Thursday; northeast monsoon affects Luzon

MANILA—Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Visayas, Bicol, Caraga, northern Mindanao, Davao and Quezon on Thursday, state weather...

Philippines to offer free contraceptives to 6 million women

MANILA, Philippines –Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said...

Cloudy skies, some rains likely to prevail ’til Thursday

MANILA –Cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flash floods and landslides will be experienced over Bicol, Aurora and Quezon...