MANILA: A South African national was arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs worth PHP35.8 million into the country, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) …

MANILA: Leptospirosis cases being treated at the San Lazaro Hospital (SLH) have increased to 149 in the past one and a half weeks.

In a Bagong Pilipinas interview Wednesday, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Disease…

MANILA: The proposed Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Law, a priority measure identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), is now up for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s signature.

This came after t…

BACOLOD CITY: Flood-prone communities in Bacolod City and Binalbagan town in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from three flood mitigation structures worth PHP269.1 million funded by the national government.

Completed as of Wednesday are the PHP91-m…

MANILA: Several areas in Luzon will continue to experience rain showers caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Wednesday.

Scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over the Ilocos Region, Batanes, and Babuyan Islan…

MANILA: Seven police officers and civilian employees were wounded in an explosion inside their station in Pampanga province.

In a report Wednesday, the Pampanga Provincial Police Office (PPO) said the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday i…

MANILA: Carlos Yulo said his historic Paris Olympics stint was not just his glory but the entire Philippines’.

“Panalo natin lahat ito (This is our win),” Yulo told the media upon arrival at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Tuesday night.

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MANILA: The National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday advised militant groups to read first the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling that dismissed the petition for protective writs filed by two environmental activists before criticizing it.

In a statemen…