CALAMBA CITY: Law enforcement leaders here are combining the best attributes of Japan’s ‘Koban’ system and the United States’ ‘911’ rescue hotline to help police personnel become more responsive to the community’s needs when emergencies strike.

This …

ANKARA: Strong solar flares have the potential to cause radio waves to lose energy or even be absorbed, resulting in a “radio blackout,” the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA…

BAGUIO CITY: The city government has put together different religious activities and Lenten presentations for the public as part of a more meaningful and solemn observance of Holy Week.

‘There will be mass services and presentations for the public to…

ILOILO CITY: An initial 10 remote barangays in the municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo province will benefit from the Super Health Center that will soon rise in Barangay Pasig.

Dr. Ma. Mercedes Ballarta, Lambunao health officer, said in an interview on …

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it is hopeful of getting some 2 million new overseas voters as it ramps up voter registration activities for Filipinos abroad.

This is in addition to the current 1 million registered overse…

BUTUAN CITY: The construction of a PHP101.3-million seawall project is seen to fortify the coastal defenses and safeguard residents of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur.

The Marihatag Seawall project, whose groundbreaking on Sunday afternoon was led by Suri…

MANILA: Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday urged the public to be more vigilant amid the rising cases of pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory tract infection commonly known as ‘whooping cough.’

Go made this call after Health Undersecretary…

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to implement the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Regulation Act (LIRA).

Signed by DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla and PNP …