MANILA: Despite global trade challenges, Philippine exports surpassed the USD100-billion mark in 2023, an all-time high revenue for the country’s outbound trade.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement Monday that based on the …

MANILA: The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) through the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) invites the students aged 15 and below to participate in its 53rd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People to str…

CEBU CITY: The city government placed food-producing villages in this capital city into a rapid assessment to expand the number of villages under the state of calamity declaration, a local official said Monday.

Councilor Joel Garganera, chair of the …

MANILA: Some 783 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) have been released in March, bringing to 12,836 the total number released under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Monday.

In a statement,…

MANILA: The Task Force El Niño on Monday urged local government units (LGUs) to consider suspension of in-person classes amid the possible effects of rising temperatures, especially on learners.

During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Presidenti…

MANILA: The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) –the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1)– welcomed its former chief operating officer Enrico Benipayo as its new general manager.

In a statement on Monday, the LRMC said Benipay…

BACOLOD CITY: Some 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are benefiting from a new library inside the Negros Occidental District Jail-Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) based in Bago City.

The NOJD-MD collaborated with the Negros Occidental Provincial Library…

MANILA: The House of Representatives will look into the operations and maintenance of the Radio Frequency-Identification (RFID) system after motorists experienced glitches in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) tollways during Holy Week, House Deputy Ma…