Police operatives arrested a ‘high-profile’ suspect and seized close to PHP 1.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental early Friday.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Pr…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has distributed more than 200,000 food packs to families affected by weather disturbances as of Friday.

In an interview, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management d…

Manila: The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal filed by a barangay treasurer and affirmed the Baguio regional trial court (RTC) in finding him guilty of four counts of malversation of public funds in connection to the cash prizes of a 2011 Sangguinan…

Manila: Grandmasters Julio Catalino Sadorra and John Paul Gomez beat their opponents to carry the Philippines to a 3-1 win over South Africa in the eighth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary.

Sadorra prevailed…

Manila: Ranking transportation officials have started drafting the guidelines to enforce mandatory speed limiters in public utility vehicles (PUVs).

In a statement Friday, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II s…

Manila: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will reduce the reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) of banks as part of its efforts to reduce distortions in the financial system.

In a statement on Friday, the BSP said the RRR of universal and commercial …

Manila: The local index finished the last day of trading for the week strong, while the peso barely moved.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Friday gaining 0.70 percent at 7,252.32 points, with All Shares also closing higher by 0.62 p…

Manila: The Philippines is pushing for the retention of a protocol in the free trade agreement (FTA) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that will protect sensitive agricultural products in the country such as rice and sugar.

During…