Senators unanimously approved on Tuesday Senate Bill No. 2507 creating the Negros Island Region (NIR) composed of Negros Occidental including Bacolod City, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.

This is to promote administrative decentralization and strength…

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday said it would implement its years-long deferred program requiring eligibility and educational requirements for its workers under Republic Act (RA) 10575 or the “Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013.’

In a st…

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the USD1 billion worth of investments from firms participating in a high-level United States (US) trade and investment mission represent a substantial “vote of confidence” in the Philippine economy.

In a stat…

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) urged lawmakers on Tuesday to streamline Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) to address supply issues in projects being funded through Official Development Assis…

At least 40 legislators from the House of Representatives are joining the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Golf Cup II on Wednesday at the Valley Golf and Country Club in Cainta, Rizal.

‘We’re very happy that this POC Golf Cup legislators’ edition…

ISTANBUL: The volume of the international arms trade contracted by 3.3 percent between 2019 and 2023 compared to the preceding five-year period, according to a report released on Monday.

However, during the same period, major arms imports into Europe…

Low-cost carrier AirAsia Philippines on Tuesday said it added manpower in anticipation of the high volume of passengers during the Holy Week and assured there would be no overbooking of flights in this period.

AirAsia has hired additional mechanics …

The government is eyeing to tap the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund the Philippine National Railway – South Long-Haul project, an official of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said Tuesday.

NEDA Assistant Secretary Jonathan Uy …