Manila: Grandmaster Rogelio “Joey” Antonio topped the GM Balinas Open at the Pavilion Mall in Mandaluyong City Sunday night.

Antonio scored 6.0 points to claim the PHP15,000 champion’s purse in the seven-round tournament held in honor of the late Ros…

Manila: The Coalition for Emerging Market Infrastructure Investment (CEMII) is eyeing the Philippines to be the initial market for its USD25-billion Indo-Pacific-wide energy investments, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said.

In a…

Manila: The government has relieved 3,527 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province of Tarlac of over PHP124 million in debts and obligations on agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr…

Manila: Oil firms will increase pump prices at the start of October.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell announced that they will hike gasoline and diesel prices by PHP0.45 and PHP0.90 per liter.

Caltex, S…

Manila: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said upgrading of the air traffic management system early Monday was successfully completed.

“There were no flights delayed/affected during software update from 12:30 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.,” …

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday assured the public the government is closely monitoring the movement of Typhoon Julian as it strengthens while battering northern Luzon.

‘Thousands of family food packs are now being prepared, healt…

Manila: The Senate will prioritize Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the proposed Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Act, as soon as session resumes in November, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday.

Tolentino made the assurance a…

CEBU CITY – Over 800 local officials on Monday nominated incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia as 1 Cebu Party gubernatorial candidate for the 2025 midterm elections.

The party held the convention two days after the Sept. 28 deadline for the period pr…