The higher-than-expected fourth quarter growth of the United States economy and its markets overnight boosted the performance of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday.

The PSEi closed the week strong, increasing by 12.59 points to 6,6…

A total of 74 Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDL) completed the Madrasah (Islamic education) program at Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory (ZCJMD).

The oldest of the 74 graduates of Tahderiyyah (Islamic kindergarten), which covers the Al-abjadi…

A Canadian-funded project has introduced mussel long line to communities in Daram, Samar, as an alternative livelihood meant to address overfishing within the marine protected area (MPA).

A mussel-long line was installed Friday in the Betaug MPA in …

MANILA: There should be no lotto draws if the whole lotto games system of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be looked into, Senator Imee Marcos said Friday.

The Senate Committee Games and Amusement resumed on Thursday its inquiry,…

An argument over an absence without leave (AWOL) case resulted in the death of two soldiers in Labrador, Pangasinan on Friday.

Initial report from the Labrador Police Station stated that Technical Sgt. Marianito Bolante, 47, was shot dead by M/Sgt. …

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Friday reaffirmed its decision to suspend the television programs “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” and “Laban Kasama ang Bayan”, and dismissed the motions for reconsideration (MR) filed…

The city government has entered into a public-private partnership (PPP) for its water supply problems.

In a press briefing on Friday, Sheila May Lumbatan, the city mayor’s chief of staff, said both the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) and i…

Three workers in the plate-making plant of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) have been arrested for organized theft of license plates, with another suspect still at large.

In a press conference at the LTO headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, LT…