WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden emphasized the need to close remaining gaps and finalize a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said Thursday.

During the meeting at the pr…

MANILA: The local stock barometer rebounded on Friday after Super Typhoon Carina left the Philippine area of responsibility, while the peso-dollar trading resumed after two consecutive days of suspension.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ga…

COTABATO CITY: The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) on Friday urged residents in flooded areas to boil drinking and cooking water after samples tested positive for E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteri…

MANILA: The Philippine Navy (PN) on Friday said an investigation is underway into the death of one of its civilian kitchen staff members in Taguig City.

In a statement, PN spokesperson Commander John Percie Alcos said the civilian staff was found dea…

MANILA: The Philippine Sports Commission, led by chairman Richard Bachmann, participated in the “Change the Game: Global Ministerial Sports Conference” held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France on July 23 to affirm the country’s solidarity in promo…

MANILA: Immigration authorities have barred 69 foreigners tagged as sex offenders from entering the country in the first half of this year.

Latest data from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) showed Americans topped the list with 48, followed by four Bri…

MANILA: The 2024 Credit Perception Index (CPI) for the Philippines improved by four points, showing improved willingness to embrace credit, private credit reference agency TransUnion said.

“Credit Perception Index (CPI) assessed Filipinos’ current at…

DUMAGUETE CITY: Two of three murder cases involving radio commentators in Negros Oriental have been resolved or considered closed, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) said Friday.

At the 2024 Visayas Media Summit, PTFoMS executive …