MANILA: A ‘friendly fire’ killed Police S/Sgt. Nelson Santiago during a recent anti-kidnapping operation in Pampanga province, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Monday.

In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP spokesperson Col…

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Monday that the power rate in its franchise areas increased by PHP0.0327 per kilowatt hour in August to PHP11.6339 per kWh from PHP11.6012 per kWh rate in July.

‘For residential customers consum…

MANILA: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced Monday the importation of 240,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar to ensure a stable retail price in local markets.

‘This import will ensure that we will always maintain that buffer to ens…

MANILA: Police officers are no longer allowed to serve as “umbrella assistants” of guests during official events, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said on Monday.

Marbil made the directive during the flag-raising ri…

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) directed BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) to accept all formats of the national identification (ID), including the digital format.

BSP Memorandum 2024-026, dated Aug. 9 and posted on the cent…

ANKARA: Authorities have evacuated over 80,000 people in southwest China following massive rains and flash floods in the region, state media said on Sunday.

Intense rains have pummeled several cities and prefectures in Sichuan province since Friday, …

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to grant cash incentives and awards to all the 22 Filipino athletes who represented the country in the recently-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.

In a Palace press briefing Monday, Presidential Protocol c…

BUTUAN CITY: Leaders of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Surigao del Sur want Umbid Sinzo, the captured regional adviser of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the Caraga Region, to be prosecuted and jailed.

Datu Rico Maca, the IP Mandatory Represent…