PNP shuts down 21K lotto, STL stations nationwide

MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has closed down more than 21,000 lotto and Small-Town Lottery (STL) outlets and other betting areas for other numbers games...

AFP lauds inclusion in top-performing gov’t agency list

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday expressed its elation after being named as one of the top 10 performing government agencies by...

BARMM normalization on track: Nograles

MANILA – Various institutional mechanisms for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are on track, a Palace official said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in a...

Netizens say ROTC ‘best way’ to promote patriotism

MANILA — Netizens believe that the proposed mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) training for senior high school (SHS) students is the best way to instill patriotism...

Duterte to assess damage in quake-hit Batanes

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to visit Batanes on Sunday afternoon to assess the extent of damage caused by the magnitudes 5.4 and 5.9 earthquakes...

Obiena captures pole vault gold at 30th Napoli Universiade

MANILA — The Philippines bagged its second gold medal in the Summer Universiade after Ernest John Obiena topped the men’s pole vault event in the 30th edition...

Are Facebook users better off after its $5 billion fine?

If you’re one of Facebook’s more than 2 billion users, are you any better off now than you were before the Federal Trade Commission imposed new...

Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem division for $1 billion

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is paying Intel $1 billion for the chip maker’s smartphone modem division in a deal driven by the upcoming transition to the...

Taste of the Tour: Keeping wolves at bay in the Alps 

El Nido rehab sans closure still viable: DOT

MANILA– The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday said the rehabilitation of El Nido, Palawan is still possible without closing some of its beaches identified by...