MANILA: Residential customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) consuming 200 kilowatt hours (kWh) a month should expect around a PHP430 increase in their electricity bill this month.

Meralco announced Monday that power rate in its franchise a…

JERUSALEM: Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons.

The findings open a new door to potential new treat…

MANILA: Pump prices will be lower by as much as PHP1.15 per liter on July 16, driven by falling crude prices in the global market, snapping its four-week rally.

Oil companies announced in separate advisories on Monday they will cut gasoline prices by…

MANILA: The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) on Monday announced that its existing Local Amnesty Boards (LABs) have received a total of 578 amnesty applications as of July 12.

In a news release, the agency said 497 of the applicants are former membe…

CAMP S.K. PENDATUN: Maguindanao del Norte – Police in Tawi-Tawi seized smuggled cigarettes worth PHP1.2 million over the weekend, a police official said here Monday.

Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PR…

MANILA: The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a motor vehicle manufacturer’s claim for a PHP262-million tax refund.

In a 23-page decision dated July 10 and written by Associate Justice Lanee Cui-David, the tax court said Ford Group Philippin…

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it has directed regional directors and police chiefs to assist the Senate in arresting suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and seven others.

This came after the Office of the Senate Se…

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday assured it is working with other government agencies to crack down on “fake Filipinos” or foreigners who were caught obtaining government documents to be issued to Filipinos only.

‘We must be proactive…