MANILA: The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) cited on Thursday several initiatives that should be pursued in the second year of the Philippine Development Plan’s (PDP) rollout.

In a statement, the NEDA said these include enhancing t…

MANILA: The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has vowed to work harder and closely cooperate with stakeholders to remove Greenhills Shopping Center from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Notorious Markets report.

Pa…

MANILA: The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Thursday suspended the operations of Ocean Jet 6, a passenger ferry, and Hop and Go 1, a water taxi, to allow for the investigation into their collision off Batangas on Wednesday.

Suspensions have b…

MANILA: Two retired Catholic prelates passed away on Thursday.

In separate social media posts, the dioceses of Tandag and Malaybalay announced the passing of bishop emeritus Nereo Odchimar and bishop emeritus Honesto Pacana, respectively.

The Tanda…

MANILA: A total of 87 new immigration officers are now serving at different frontline offices of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) nationwide.

In a news release Thursday, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the new immigration officers graduated on Jan. …

MANILA: The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Philippine Judo Federation, Inc. (PJFI), will hold a seminar program this weekend at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

The TMG program, aim…

ILOILO: Anti-drug operations Wednesday night here and in the province of Iloilo resulted in the seizure of over PHP5 million worth of shabu and the arrest of three drug personalities, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) said Thursday.

In a report, PR…

MANILA: Employees of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) could soon avail of a 50 percent discount on their point-to-point (P2P) bus fare.

Ube Express Inc., in a letter to the MIAA and shared with reporters on Thursday, stated the mecha…