Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

British Columbia is in the midst of an enduring drug overdose crisis that continues to claim hundreds of people every year with no end in sight....

Commuter hotline for transport concerns, complaints launched

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has opened a central hotline that the public can call for concerns and complaints on transport issues. The commuter...

DFA on lowering alert level: OFWs in Yangon doing well

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said the more than 400 Filipinos working in Yangon are doing fine as it explained its...

PH inflation further decelerates to 5.4% in June

MANILA – The Philippines’ headline inflation further decelerated in June, registering its lowest rate in 15 months. In a briefing on Wednesday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa...

BTr partially awards T-bonds

DOF welcomes PH’s higher rankings in investor relations

MANILA – Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno welcomed the Philippines’ standing in the 2023 Investor Relations and Debt Transparency Report released by the Institute of International Finance...

CHR urges LGUs to pass ordinances promoting LGBTQI rights

MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday urged local government units to pass ordinances that protect individuals from discrimination and ensure equality for...

DOH sees PH malaria-free ‘in 2 to 3 years’

MANILA – Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday said the Philippines is seen to be malaria-free “in two to three years.” “In two to three years,...

PBBM’s lifting of Covid-19 public health emergency ‘soon’: DOH

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will “soon” sign an order to formally lift the state of public health emergency declared due to the coronavirus...

Antipolo Cathedral receives relics of 2 Recollect friars

MANILA – The International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, more popularly known as Antipolo Cathedral, will be the custodian of relics of...