MANILA: The enactment of the Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASL) bill will further boost the Philippines’ capability to govern its vast maritime domains, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Friday.

“The NTF-WPS recognizes t…

MANILA: A lone bettor from Laguna province bagged the PHP19.6 million jackpot of Thursday night’s Lotto 6/42 draw.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), in a news release on Friday, said the ticket with the winning numbers 21-11-30-16-19-…

MANILA: The upgraded air services between the Philippines and Singapore would boost the two countries’ cooperation on the business and tourism sectors, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Thursday.

In a statement after his bilateral mee…

MANILA: The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) successfully maintained its ISO 9001:2015 certification after a revalidation audit.

In a news release on Friday, GSIS president and general manager Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso said digitization, such a…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Bantug Benitez as the new head of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Malacañang announced Friday.

In a statement, …

MANILA: A portion of A.H. Lacson Avenue in Manila will be partially closed for one week due to drainage construction activities.

In an advisory Friday, the Department of Public Works and Highways-North Manila District Engineering Office (DPWH-NMDEO) …

MANILA: More than half of the Filipino adult population are not in favor of legalizing divorce in the Philippines, according to a recent survey by OCTA Research.

The survey, done from June 26 to July 1, 2024, showed that 57 percent of adult Filipinos…

WASHINGTON: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking to delay sentencing in his criminal hush money case until after the presidential election in November.

Trump counsels argued in a letter to New York Judge J…