CEBU CITY: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas intensified its operations against public utility vehicles (PUVs) overcharging passengers during the Palarong Pambansa 2024 event this week.

Glen Galario, regional director of LTO-7, …

MANILA: At least 11 persons were killed after a passenger bus rammed into a pickup truck in Abulug, Cagayan early Thursday.

In a radio interview, Abulug town police chief Maj. Antonio Palattao said the victims, all passengers of the pickup truck, wer…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disbursed PHP6.8 million for the salaries of 862 residents of five Catanduanes towns who are partner-beneficiaries of its Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (…

MANILA: The Philippines’ estimated visitor receipts have reached more than PHP280 billion in the first half of 2024, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported Thursday.

Based on DOT’s latest statistical monitoring report, tourism earnings from inbound…

MANILA: Two Cameroonian nationals were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation-Cybercrime Division (NBI-CCD) in Taguig City during a sting operation on “black dollar” scam, the agency said Thursday.

The ‘black dollar’ scam involves convincin…

TEHRAN: Meta has announced a decision to remove posts containing the word ‘Zionist’ on Facebook and Instagram.

The giant social media company made the decision on the pretext of fighting hate speech.

The term ‘Zionist’ is not a proper word to refer …

ILOILO CITY: The local government here is preparing to introduce another festival as another platform for preserving Ilonggo culture and heritage through dances.

The “Saot Ilonggo: Iloilo Traditional Folk Dance Festival” will be formally launched on …

MANILA: The Vatican has approved the opening of an inquiry into the cause for sainthood of Filipino lay catechist Laureana Franco, known as ‘Ka Luring’.

Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara said the Vatican has granted the ‘nihil obstat’ to the cause for…