Health expert presses govt, PhilHealth to expand coverage for heart disease treatment

MANILA — A health expert from the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) urged Tuesday the government, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), to consider in its...

Senate bill institutionalizing student fare discount draws mixed reactions

MANILA – A Senate bill proposing to institutionalize the granting of 20-percent fare discount to bona fide students on land, water and air transport utilities has...

Execution of convicted Filipino drug-smuggler in Indonesia put on hold

MANILA — Indonesia has suspended the death sentence on a Filipino woman who was convicted of drug-smuggling, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. DFA...

DTI to truckers: Cut rates to lower prices of goods

MANILA  -– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on trucking companies to cut down their rates amidst the declining oil prices to further...

DFA: No combat role for US troops in Mamasapano incident

MANILA  -– The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) on Tuesday maintained that US military troops did not have a combat role in a covert counter-terrorism mission in...

DOJ forms joint task force to probe Mamasapano clash

MANILA — As per directive of President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has formed a joint task force for the conduct of...

Sandiganbayan names National Museum as official repository of 15 paintings seized from the Marcoses

MANILA — Sandiganbayan named the National Museum as the official repository of 15 paintings seized by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on September 30 from...

Pope Francis sends an apology letter to the Archdiocese of Palo

MANILA — Pope Francis has apologized to Palo Archbishop John Du over his shortened stay in Leyte on January 17 because of Tropical Storm “Amang.” “I...

PHL ready to assist two Filipinos convicted of tax evasion in Mongolia

Recto wants kin of 44 fallen SAF men invited in Senate probe

MANILA – Senator Ralph Recto on Tuesday suggested that widows, mothers and relatives of the fallen 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos be invited in the...