BACOLOD: The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) continues to conduct operations to locate more weapons hidden by the New People’s Army (NPA) after the discovery of firearms in two areas in northern Negros in the past two weeks.

‘The inten…

MANILA: The government’s move to divert unutilized funds from government-owned-and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) will not include contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Finance Secretary Ralph Recto assured senato…

MANILA: Mary Rose Frias of Pangasinan province delivered the first gold medal in the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon leg after ruling the women’s 1,500m run at the Cavite State University (CvSU) track oval in Indang town …

MANILA: An assessment is underway to determine if there are families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been affected by the recent massive floods that hit Metro Manila and nearby areas, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) sai…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday reported that damage to the agri-fishery sector has climbed to PHP1.17 billion due to the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina.

According to DA-Disaster Risk Reduct…

MANILA: Researchers from the University of the Philippines-Manila have developed a point-of-care testing (POCT) device that could detect selected new psychoactive substances (NPS) or “designer drugs”.

The ETox-NPS uses urine samples that allow prelim…

MANILA: Voting 200-1 with no abstention, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 10424, which allows the operation of motorcycles as common carriers for the transportation of passengers and goods, in…

BUTUAN: The Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Caraga Region (DILG-13) has provided over PHP192 million worth of assistance to former communist rebels in the area since 2018, an official said Tuesday.

DILG-13 Director Ma. Loisella…