DFA to transfer OFW assistance work to DMW in July

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will formally turn over on July 1 its assistance-to-nationals (ATN) functions for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the...

Zubiri signs Maharlika Fund, 2 other enrolled bills

MANILA – The recently ratified Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill is now set to be transmitted to Malacañang for signing into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....

Congress to receive 2024 budget plan a week after PBBM’s SONA

MANILA – The Executive Branch will likely submit to Congress the proposed PHP5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 a week after President Ferdinand R. Marcos...

Plane ‘shortage’ forces PAL to cancel 8 int’l flights Wednesday

MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Wednesday canceled eight international flights from Manila to some Asian destinations as several of its planes are grounded. These...

DOH rolls out bivalent Covid-19 vax jabs for HCWs, elderlies

PBBM: PH soil ‘under threat,’ innovative strategies needed

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday stressed the need to implement innovative measures to address the “growing problem” of degradation, acidification, and pollution...

PBBM to Filipinos: Get updated on your Covid-19 vax

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged the Filipino people to participate in the Department of Health’s (DOH) intensified coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)...

Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?

An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck. According to the...

How do spices get their flavor?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How...

Vertical integration applied to stop hoarding, smuggling: PBBM

MANILA – The national government is carrying out a “vertical integration” strategy to address the issues in the agriculture sector such as hoarding and smuggling of...