MANILA: Those who will be traveling during the Holy Week are advised to gas up as a hefty oil price increase will be effective Tuesday.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell announced that they will hike…

ANKARA: Oil prices increased on Monday amid global supply concerns supported by heightened geopolitical risks.

International benchmark Brent crude traded at USD85.21 per barrel at 10:29 a.m. local time (0729 GMT), a 0.45 percent rise from the closing…

MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said Monday they have not monitored any security threats for the observance of the Holy Week.

This, as travelers are expected to flock to airports, bus terminals and seaports to …

ILOILO CITY: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has ordered its regional office in Western Visayas to validate the number of families affected by fire incidents for the provision of financial assistance under the Integra…

MANILA: The Philippines has underscored that National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are critical enablers to enhance adaptation action and support, emphasizing the need to strengthen collaboration and accelerate delivery of support for developing nations’ a…

SEOUL: Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday said they will hold talks with the medical community, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a “flexible” measure to suspend licenses of defiant trainee doctors.

Prospects of talks between the go…

BACOLOD CITY: The city government issued on Monday a health alert against pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory infection, after a suspected case, a minor, was admitted at a hospital here.

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s spokesperson, Singcang-…

SEOUL: Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday said they will hold talks with the medical community, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a “flexible” measure to suspend licenses of defiant trainee doctors.

Prospects of talks between the go…