MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to upgrade the electronic gates (e-gates) deployed at the country’s international airports.

In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the agency has initiated the procurement of more e-gates to r…

GEN. LUNA: Municipal employees not romantically attached can take two days off this month to avoid the stresses caused by seeing doting couples at the workplace.

This act of emotional consideration was made possible through Executive Order No. 9, cal…

MANILA: The government’s top lawyer said Thursday the Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership’s assurance that it would not implement any warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former president Rodrigo Duterte is a substa…

BUTUAN CITY: Flood-affected residents of Agusan del Norte’s Las Nieves town found relief as trucks loaded with sacks of rice and food packs arrived in their locality on Thursday.

Las Nieves Mayor Karen Rosales received 310 sacks of rice and 350 food …

MANILA: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday destroyed PHP4.51 billion worth of dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) in Barangay Aguado, Trece Ma…

BACOLOD CITY: Some 166,005 rice farmers in Western Visayas have received certified seeds for the 2024 dry season, a report from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-Negros Station on Thursday showed.

The distribution of certified seeds, …

DUMAGUETE CITY: Authorities in Negros Oriental are closely monitoring at least seven towns and cities against avian influenza as migratory birds continue arriving from countries experiencing the winter season.

Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer o…

LEGAZPI CITY: At least 1,000 members of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), their dependents and other residents of Dimasalang town in Masbate province received free health, livelihood, finan…