Marcos orders continued suspension of e-sabong ops nationwide

Manila Water sets free desludging for Q1 of ‘23

MANILA – The Manila Water Company (Manila Water) on Thursday announced the schedule of its free monthly desludging caravan for the first quarter of 2023. In January...

Gov’t urged to tap STEM students as cyber security experts

Over 3M SIM cards registered on first 2 days

MANILA – The first two days of the mandatory SIM card registration saw over 3 million successfully registered across all three telecommunications firms. Citing initial reports submitted...

Courts closed for holidays

MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) has announced the suspension of work in all courts nationwide at noon of Dec. 29, with court operations to resume next...

Death toll from Christmas rains, floods rises to 32

MANILA – At least 32 persons have died from the shear line-induced heavy rains that inundated some parts of the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Preps underway for Marcos’ China state visit

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China will proceed from Jan. 3 to 6, the Chinese Embassy in Manila confirmed Wednesday. The Embassy...

P5.268-T nat’l budget supports Marcos admin’s overall goals

MANILA – The PHP5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 remains supportive of the Marcos administration’s goals to create jobs and reduce poverty, the Department of Budget Management (DBM)...

New pumping stations seen to make Metro Manila flood-resilient

MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said it would install more pumping stations in Metro Manila to further mitigate the flooding problem in...

No execution among Pinoys on death row abroad this year: DFA

MANILA – There were no Filipinos on death row executed this year, thanks to the continuing government aid through the legal assistance fund (LAF). For Foreign Affairs...