MANILA: Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros believes that the executive session convened on Wednesday by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality have strengthened the call of senators to totally ban Philippine …

ILOILO CITY: The municipal government of Lambunao, through its tourism office, introduced the ‘Adopt an Animal’ project at Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park to sustain the needs of various species rescued and bred at the facility.

The park has i…

MANILA: Immigration authorities arrested 37 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in illegal retail operations in Parañaque City on Tuesday.

In a statement Wednesday, BI Intelligence Division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said the foreigners were nabbed…

MANILA: National Police Commission (Napolcom) vice chairperson and executive officer Alberto Bernardo on Wednesday emphasized the approach of the current administration’s anti-illegal drug campaign is human-rights based.

“Wala na kaming drug war na t…

BACOLOD CITY: Testing detected increased acidity in the sugarcane fields of Negros Occidental, affected by the ashfall caused by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon Monday night, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said in a report on Wednesday.

Testin…

BACOLOD CITY: The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension for six months without pay of Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II and Executive Assistant II Chery Sheil Valenzuela for conflict of interest when they engaged in…

MANILA: ACMobility, the official BYD distributor in the Philippines, targets to end the year with 22 dealership networks nationwide to fast-track the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.

In a statement Wednesday, ACMobility said it has…

MANILA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said the relations between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are at their ‘highest point’ since the two states formally established diplomatic ties 50 years ago.

Manalo issued the stat…