MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 128,834 dengue cases as of July 27, a 33 percent increase from the same period in 2023.

In a news release, the DOH said there were 97,211 cases recorded for the same period last year.

Howe…

MANILA: The number of jobless Filipinos went down to 1.62 million in June this year from 2.33 million a year ago, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

In a briefing on Wednesday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the number of unemplo…

LAOAG CITY: The provincial government of Ilocos Norte announced Wednesday that an initial amount of PHP300 million is ready for release for the payment of lots for the expansion of the Laoag International Airport this year.

Lawyer Athena Nicolette Pi…

MANILA: The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara.

CA Committee on Education Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo said his endorsement of Angara’s appoint…

ISTANBUL: Serbia, France and the United States advanced to the men’s basketball semifinal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday.

The Serbian men’s basketball team advanced after a thrilling 95-90 overtime win over Australia at Bercy Arena.

Serbia wa…

MANILA: The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11997 or the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo” Act, which provides a teaching allowance to public school teachers, was signed on Wednesday by Department of Education (DepEd) Secretar…

OVIEDO: Spanish climate activists vandalized the mansion of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi in Ibiza on Tuesday.

Members of the activist group Futuro Vegetal covered the mansion’s white walls with splatters of black and red dye and managed to get i…

MANILA: House Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido ‘Benny’ Abante Jr. on Wednesday said former president Rodrigo Duterte and former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be invited in the joint hearings of the newly…