MANILA: The country’s crime rate has dropped by 27.63 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 10 this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday.

In a press briefing held at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the numb…

MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday vowed the full support of the House of Representatives for the development of esports in the country, as he encouraged Filipino digital gamers to showcase their skills and cement the country’s position as a d…

MANILA: The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) went up by 27.8 percent in November last year.

Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday showed that FDI net inflows during the month amounted to USD1 billion, higher …

ISTANBUL: There are too few meals for most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the enclave, the World Food Program (WFP) said on Sunday.

‘For most in Gaza, there is no house, no table, and too few meals,’ WFP Country Dir…

Defending champions Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, in overtime at Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada to win their third title in five years.

The Chiefs also became back-to-back champions — a feat las…

BACOLOD CITY: Don Salvador Benedicto municipality, a frontier town in the mountains of northern Negros Occidental, is benefiting from better road network mainly through the assistance of several national government agencies.

Known as the ‘summer capi…

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) feted on Monday its 20-member contingent who served as peacekeepers of the United Nations (UN) in South Sudan.

PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo awarded the Me…

MANILA: Oil companies will reduce fuel prices on Tuesday after five weeks of price hikes.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by PHP0.60 per liter and PHP0.10 per liter …