MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has heeded snowballing calls to ban Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country, an industry marred by controversies and illegal activities.

During his third State of the Nation Address (SONA)…

MANILA: The country’s poverty rate fell to 15.5 percent in 2023 from 18.1 percent in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.

The poverty incidence during the period surpassed the government’s 16 percent to 16.4 percent target …

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) has started distributing different agricultural interventions to rice farmers in the Bicol Region for the wet cropping season to ensure enough rice supply ahead of the forecasted La Niña.

In an intervi…

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) will exercise maximum tolerance in dealing with protesters during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, but with limitations.

PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said he directed National Ca…

MALASIQUI: Pangasinan’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief, retired Col. Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, on Monday called on the local disaster risk reduction and management offices (LDRRMOs) to prepare for the impact of Sev…

MANILA: Oil firms announced mixed price adjustments starting Tuesday morning.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they would increase gasoline prices by 10 centavos per liter while decreasing diesel prices by…

PRAGUE: An academic from the University of Copenhagen has warned that the recently found polio virus in Gaza has the potential to spread across the Middle East.

Flemming Konradsen, a professor of global health, told Danish state news media outlet on …

MANILA: The Philippine Army (PA) on Sunday honored the heroism and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

‘As we pay tribute to their immense sacrifice during their se…