CALBAYOG: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Friday honored the police officers killed and wounded during the January 30 shootout with members of a criminal group in Santa Margarita, Samar.

Acorda posthumously awarded …

MANILA: Lawmakers from the Davao region on Friday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Speaker Martin Romualdez for continuously sending aid to victims of extreme flooding in Davao Oriental, the most recent of which are the endorsement of PHP…

MANILA: Four persons were killed while five others were injured in a blast and fire that hit a fireworks factory in the province of Laguna on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.

In a report, the PNP-Area Police Comma…

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday reported the recent arrest of three foreigners in Ligao City, Albay for visa violations.

In a statement, BI intelligence division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said the case originated from the informati…

MANILA: Two top officials got new positions in the latest revamp in the command group of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

In an order dated Feb. 1 and released Friday, PNP Chief, Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., named Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta as the d…

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday that the issuance of voter’s certification would be free of charge starting Feb. 12.

In a statement, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the PHP75 fee for securing the docume…

MANILA: Pioneering renewable energy (RE) firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. will source turbines for its Alabat and Tanay wind power projects from China-based Envision Energy.

In a statement, Alternergy said it awarded the turbine supply contract to Envi…

TACLOBAN: The local government unit of Arteche, Eastern Samar is pushing for the development of an ecotourism site that would boast the largest mangrove forest in the province.

Mayor Roland Evardone said Friday the municipal government has already as…