Drugs, communism slowing down PH economy: PRRD

MANILA – The Philippine economy’s growth is losing steam because of the perennial problems of illegal drugs and communism in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte said on...

2 PH Navy ships Mideast-bound to bring home OFWs

PRRD leads send-off of Navy contingent to Mideast

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday led the send-off of around 1,000 troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to assist in the repatriation...

POEA imposes total OFW deployment ban to Iraq

MANILA — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has ordered the total deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq amid tensions between the United States...

Año vows to curb corruption in PNP procurement

MANILA — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday assured that corruption has no place in his department, as well as its attached agencies and bureaus. President Rodrigo...

Sabio drops ICC complaint vs. Duterte

MANILA — Embattled lawyer Jude Sabio on Tuesday withdrew the complaint he filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte on alleged lapses in...

Taal eruption casualty remains zero: Batangas prov’l gov’t

MANILA— There is no recorded casualty in Batangas province amid the volcanic eruption of Taal Volcano so far, a provincial government official said on Tuesday. In...

Andanar praises Twink Macaraig’s ‘freethinking’

MANILA — Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar offered his condolences to the family of veteran journalist Twink Macaraig who passed away on Tuesday after...

Standby fund for Mideast OFW exit not needed: Palace

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte no longer sees the need for Congress to convene a special session to prepare the “standby fund” for the mass repatriation of...

Public advised against eating fish from Taal lake

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised the public to refrain from buying and eating fish from Taal Lake and Batangas province. Speaking to...