“Strong” El Nino, drier conditions loom

MANILA — Government raised urgency for more water conservation nationwide despite the rainy season’s onset, forecasting even drier conditions in late 2015 and early 2016 due...

Senators: VP Binay’s resignation inevitable due to 2016 elections

MANILA – Senators have described the resignation of Vice President Jejomar Binay from the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III is inevitable due to the proximity...

Tiny Japanese navy drill with Philippines may lead to bigger role in South China Sea

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — A tiny military exercise in the Philippines this week may presage something much bigger: the entry of Japan into the tussle for...

Pemberton’s fingerprints found on condom in crime scene

Aquino accepts Binay’s resignation

Comelec moves poll machine bid deadline

MANILA –The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Special Bids and Awards Committee-1 (SBAC-1) decided to move the deadline of submission of the bidding of over 23,000 optical mark...

Canada, ADB, DOT boost PH tourism through training grants

MANILA – The Canadian government, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) aimed to boost the country’s tourism by giving training...

Kentex victims to receive P151,200 settlement

MANILA — Kentex Manufacturing Corp. will be giving P151,200 in settlement fees to at least 57 victims of the fire in the slipper factory in Valenzuela...

Edsa rehabilitation may start next year — MMDA

MANILA — The Metro Manila Development Authority and the Department of Public Works and Highways have agreed to begin the rehabilitation of Edsa next year. MMDA...

Retiring AFP chief says he has no plans of running