LUCENA CITY: The municipal government of Sariaya in this province aspires to turn the town into a city by 2025, emboldened by recent economic expansion spurred by recent investments.

During the ‘Gilas Diyaologo’ forum with journalists, Mayor Marcelo …

LEGAZPI: At least 123 new soldiers who recently finished basic military training are now ready to be deployed to different line units of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID), a Philippine Army official said on Tuesday.

In an interview, Maj. Frank Roldan, …

MANILA: Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday will face all accusations before Philippine courts but totally rejected the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Duterte issued the statement in response to former senator Antonio Tril…

MANILA: World’s No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is among the 10 candidates in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Athletes Commission elections to be held on Jan. 27 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Malate, Manila.

Obiena competed in t…

ISTANBUL: Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Tuesday decided to continue its ultra-loose monetary policy by keeping interest rate at minus 0.1 percent.

It will purchase “a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds without setting an upper limit so that 10-ye…

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) collaborated their respective programs to advance environmental responsibility and sustainable practices across local commun…

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.

With 197 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and no abst…

LAOAG: A new computed tomography (CT) scanner and an ultrasound machine, worth a total of PHP50 million, have been delivered to the Laoag City General Hospital (LCGH), eyed to improve the hospital’s services despite challenges to sustain its daily ope…