MANILA: Financial technology firm Salmon Group Ltd. said on Wednesday it is eyeing a significant increase in its loan portfolio in the next three to five years.

“What I can share is where we want to be in three to five years. We want to have a USD2 b…

MANILA: Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Wednesday welcomed the conviction of four police officers who killed a father and son during an anti-illegal drug operation in 2016.

Remulla regarded the conviction as proof that the country…

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said a certain misleading viral Facebook post regarding the schedules for grant payout for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries is untrue.

‘The Department…

MANILA: Buses and trucks will be prohibited from using the U-turn slot under the Quezon Avenue flyover, both northbound and southbound, starting June 22.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the closure of the U-turn slot is to g…

TACLOBAN CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed the presence of toxic red tide in water samples collected in two bays in Samar provinces.

Citing the latest laboratory results, BFAR said on Wednesday that seawater sam…

LAOAG CITY: The city government here has chosen Barangay 1 San Lorenzo as this year’s best-performing lupong tagapamayapa (peace committee), with a rating of 95 percent, for demonstrating exemplary performance in settling disputes at the grassroots or…

MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) Council announced Wednesday the approval of the Bigas 29 program, or the sale of ‘aging but good’ rice stocks to select beneficiaries in Kadiwa sites starting July.

“This program primarily aims to provide ric…

DAVAO CITY: The Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, a local political organization based here, said the city is well on its way to setting higher benchmarks in urban safety.

This came after the city was ranked as the second safest city in Southeast Asia based…