MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of around PHP265 million to augment the relief assistance for the families affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao.

This was revealed when Marcos presided over a sit…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the farmers of his administration’s commitment to a ‘genuine’ agrarian reform to give them a comfortable life.

Marcos made the vow during the distribution of around 2,529 land electronic …

MANILA: Manufacturing output both in volume and value grew at a faster pace in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

PSA data released on Wednesday showed that the value of production index (VaPI) grew by 2.6 percent, fa…

MANILA: The country’s unemployment rate in December last year fell to its lowest level since 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

In a briefing on Wednesday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said preliminary results of the latest La…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed concerned government agencies to speed up the completion of all water-related projects in the country.

Marcos issued the directive, as he warned that any disruption to the water supply c…

LAOAG: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was felt by residents in this northern part of Luzon at around 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, state seismologists said.

The epicenter of the quake was located some 16 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, the P…

MANILA: Mayor Michael Rama said Tuesday the city government is in talks with a big businessman for the construction of a giant water catchment to solve the problem of flooding and supply of water.

‘I asked Mr. Hans Sy since his family is into malls a…

MALASIQUI: About 2,500 residents of Barangay Dewey in Bolinao town, Pangasinan now have another source of clean water after the construction of a solar-powered water system, which will also soon benefit other villages in Santiago Island.

In a phone i…