MANILA: The ruling of a Navotas court convicting five of six dismissed police officers implicated in the death of 17-year-old Jerhome Jemboy Baltazar highlights stringent efforts to rid the police ranks of misfits and scalawags, the National Capital R…

LAOAG: The ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo’ trade fair in Batac City has been extended by a day until Friday on increased demand from the public.

Batac City agriculturist Mark Allan Abad told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday that residents and those living…

MANILA: Prison officials on Thursday announced the opening of a 5,000 square meter visitor’s park inside the Maximum Security Camp of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Cata…

MANILA: Malacañang has issued a memorandum strengthening the rules for the filing of requests for the issuance of proclamations declaring special non-working days or holidays.

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Memorandum Order (MO) 20 on Tues…

MANILA: The Philippines is exploring possible cooperation on rural farming and technical skills education with Cuba, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.

Last week, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Cuban Ministry of Educa…

MANILA: The local stock market continued to recover while the peso moved sideways on Thursday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 0.99 percent, closing at 6,944.71, while All Shares likewise rose 0.48 percent to 3,609.06.

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MANILA: Supermarket chain operator Puregold Price Club, Inc. will hold a discount promotion every first day of the month to soften the effects of increasing prices of basic goods on Filipino consumers.

On Friday, Puregold will launch its ‘Hakot Ever…

CEBU CITY: The city government here is eyeing a massive implementation of underground cabling of power and telecommunication wires as it aspires to be like Singapore.

Councilor Jerry Guardo, chair of the Cebu City Council committee on infrastructure,…