MANILA: Canada has approved a total of CAD28.15 million or approximately PHP1.1 billion in development assistance to support the Philippines’ health care, disaster resilience, and climate adaptation efforts, the Canadian Embassy in Manila announced Sa…

MANILA: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Agusan del Sur on Saturday morning.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the temblor, which was tectonic in origin, struck 2 km. from Esperanza town at 11:22 a.m.

The …

MANILA: Chery Tiggo stamped its class over College of Saint Benilde, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13, in the bronze medal match of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Saturday.

Opposite hi…

LEGAZPI CITY: Agents of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) seized over PHP15 million worth of illegal drugs in Camarines Norte on Friday night.

Two high-value targets identified as ‘Lon,’ 38, and ‘Ian,’ 39, were also arrested during the opera…

TACLOBAN CITY: A notorious top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and a combatant were killed in a clash with soldiers in upland Tinag-an village in Albuera, Leyte on Saturday morning after years of tracking down their locations in the jungles of L…

MANILA: Ambassador Lauro Liboon Baja Jr., the country’s former foreign affairs undersecretary for policy and envoy to the United Nations (UN), has died at age 86.

In a text message on Friday night, his nephew, Philippine Ambassador to Morocco Leslie …

MANILA: There is a need to streamline the procurement of public school textbooks to ensure that all learners have their own set.

In a news release on Saturday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II…

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday issued stern warnings against the registered owner of one of two smuggled Bugatti Chiron Super Sport cars.

In a statement, Commissioner Bien Rubio vowed to find a certain Thu Thrang Nguyen, the alleged …