BUTUAN: The city council approved Tuesday the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) to declare a state of calamity here due to extreme water shortage.

“There is an urgent need for this declaration due to the s…

MANILA: The Philippine government is still waiting for Timor-Leste’s decision on ousted lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr., the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

‘Let’s give due respect to the courts of Timor Leste. They are a sovereign country with their …

MANILA: The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday deferred the confirmation of Hans Cacdac as secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

‘As of now, his appointment is deferred, but in case his oppositors withdrew opposition, he might…

MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is still determining the cause of the Cessna 172 training aircraft (RP-C6923) crash in the waters of Barangay Canaoay in San Fernando City, La Union on Tuesday morning.

A flight instructo…

CAGAYAN DE ORO: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 10 (Northern Mindanao) led the destruction of PHP4.5 million worth of illegal drugs and substances here on Tuesday.

During the destruction procedure, PDEA-10 Director Benjamin Gaspi said t…

MALASIQUI: Two high-value drug suspects with more than PHP1.3 million worth of shabu were arrested during a buy-bust in Binmaley, Pangasinan on Monday.

In an interview on Tuesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Pangasinan Director Retchie …

LEGAZPI: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to increase the number of households with internet access nationwide from the current 44 percent to 60 percent by 2028.

In an interview on the sidelines of the regional …

DAVAO: At least 3,863 farmers in Davao Region have received hybrid rice seed discount vouchers amounting to PHP28 million under the Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program, the regional Department of Agriculture (DA-11) office reported Tuesday…