MANILA: The tariff rate cut on rice, if implemented timely and successfully, will not only help ease inflation but also boost economic growth, an economist from HSBC Global Research said on Wednesday.

In a briefing at the Shangri-la at The Fort in Bo…

KIDAPAWAN CITY: Four villages in this province received PHP29.6 million worth of road projects from the provincial government in a series of turnovers held Wednesday morning.

Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, who led the project turnover in three town…

MANILA: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday reported that 20 percent of plastic wastes have been diverted by registered businesses, meeting its target in the first year of implementing the Extended Producer Responsi…

MANILA: Four police officers who are suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate were arrested for the abduction of four foreigners in Pasay City.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. and Philippine Nat…

MANILA: Jirah Floravie Cutiyog topped the girls Under-16 standard division in the standard event of the National Age Group Chess Championships Eliminations at the Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City on Tuesday night.

The 15-year-old defeated…

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday announced the suspension of activities in tourism sites within Canlaon City following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon early this week.

In a public advisory, the DOT advised travelers to monitor current…

ILOILO CITY: A bike count initiative kicked off in this city on Wednesday as the local government prepares for its annual Iloilo Bike Festival set next month.

The Bilang Siklista Bicycle Count is in collaboration with the Iloilo Bike Council, Iloilo …

ISTANBUL: Israel has dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip since last October, far surpassing Dresden, Hamburg, and London combined during World War II.

In late April, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor estimated that 70,000 tons of bom…