BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation-Cordillera Administrative Region (PhilHealth-CAR) on Tuesday said it has enrolled 1,622,607 members as of July, already 87 percent of the target this year.

There are now 203,728 members in Ab…

DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, has ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents within the 4-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone around Mt. Kanlaon following an earthquake swarm linked to the volcano’s increased ac…

BUTUAN CITY – Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a team leader, surrendered to military forces in Carmen, Surigao del Sur, a military official said Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Vincent Viray, commander of the Philippine Army’s 36th Infantry …

Manila: Members of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP27.2 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) in Cavite province on Monday.

In a statement Tuesday, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleaza…

Manila: Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has designated Bureau of Immigration (BI) Deputy Commissioner lawyer Joel Anthony Viado as officer-in-charge of the bureau following the termination of Commissioner Norman Tansingco.

“It is essential th…

Manila: The country’s total external trade in goods went up by 4.5 percent in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

Data released on Tuesday showed that the total external trade in goods reached USD17.37 billion, up from las…

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted anew the request of the camp of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo for another extension to file her counter-affidavit to the material misrepresentation complaint she is facing.

Comelec …

Manila: The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) trying the cases against religious leader Apollo C. Quiboloy and his co-accused has ordered their ‘immediate’ transfer from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame to the Q…