MANILA: Senate Majority Joel Villanueva on Monday called for the adoption of flexible working time in the private sector to solve the worsening traffic situation in the country, and lessen the heavy economic losses brought by road congestions.

“Compa…

DAVAO CITY: As part of the preparations for the Ironman 70.3 in August, an official said Monday that a walk-through and ocular inspection has been conducted at the Davao City Coastal Road, spanning the Matina Times Beach to the Bago Aplaya segment goi…

MANILA: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday warned the public against posting sensitive information on social media that can be used by criminals.

In a press conference at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exc…

MANILA: The Philippines saved 132.11 megawatts (MW) of energy during this year’s Earth Hour by turning off non-essential lights and appliances from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. last Saturday (March 23).

According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the energy sa…

MANILA: The fuel surcharge for April will remain at Level 6, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has announced.

This means that the fuel surcharge for domestic flights still ranges from PHP185 to PHP665, and PHP610.37 to PHP4,538.40 for international f…

MANILA: Both the local shares and currency continued to fall for two consecutive trading days.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined 0.42 percent to 6,853.10, with All Shares also slipping by 0.27 percent to 3,578.21.

‘Philippine share…

KIDAPAWAN CITY: Indigent residents and students of this Cotabato province capital received cash aid amounting to a total of PHP10 million through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DS…

MANILA: Malacañang suspended work in all government offices from noon onwards on Holy Wednesday, March 27 to allow state employees to prepare for the observance of Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

In a memorandum circular released on Monday, the Palace…