LAOAG: More local and foreign tourists are coming to Ilocos Norte, resulting in a 30.47-percent jump in tourist arrivals in 2023, provincial tourism data released on Friday showed.

‘In 2023, Ilocos Norte experienced a remarkable surge in tourism, wit…

MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rebounded on Friday reaching the 6,700-mark, while the local currency returned to 55-level.

The PSEi closed this week’s trading higher by 84.24 points at 6,707.25, with All Shares also going up by 30…

MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has been a game changer in the country’s 52-year-old fight against communist terrorism and abolishing it would be an improper move for the government, an official of the…

MANILA: The Philippines will host its pavilion at the 2024 Singapore Airshow, the country’s first participation in the premier exhibition for the aviation industry.

Supported by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) in cooperatio…

MANILA: Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday called on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to ensure that basic training and discipline remain a priority amid its increasing responsibility and modernization.

In a message during the PCG’s tr…

JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: An Ombudsman satellite office will open in this capital town of Antique in August this year, bringing its services closer to Antiqueños.

‘We are bringing the Office of the Ombudsman services closer to the people,’ said Ombudsman S…

BUTUAN: The communist New People’s Army (NPA) suffered a major blow during the three armed confrontations last month in Agusan del Norte, the Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade (402Bde) said Friday.

In a statement, Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, the 402Bde…

MANILA: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday commended the leadership of the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) for organizing financial literacy sessions, saying such initiatives encourage more investments that would help improve not just Filipinos’ li…