Manila: Muntinlupa Judge Gener Gito, who acquitted former Senator Leila de Lima in her last drug case, has been appointed Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.

Gito’s appointment was announced by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in a so…

VIP services protocols at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) – accorded to high-profile individuals and celebrities – have been revised to discourage misuse, the airport’s new operator said Thursday.

Revisions include higher fees and tailo…

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on his fellow Southeast Asian leaders to adopt measures that could stop China’s aggressive actions and harassment in the South China Sea (SCS).

In his intervention during the 27th ASEAN-Chi…

The conditionalities for the First 1000 Days (F1KD) have been inked for approval as the nutrition-specific additional grant gears toward full implementation in 2025, a senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on …

Manila: Authorities swooped down on a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Cebu province and apprehended 38 undocumented foreigners believed to be Chinese nationals.

In a statement Thursday, Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 …

More Filipinos will have access to cheaper rice as 41 Kadiwa ng Pangulo sites will sell mixed local and imported well-milled rice for PHP43 per kilogram under the Rice for All program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.

The lowering of…

Manila: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Thursday pledged to continue helping the Philippines boost its cyberdefense and safeguard its critical information infrastructures (CIIs).

At the opening of the Critical Information Infrast…

Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to tackle and address the country’s cybersecurity as a national security concern to deter cyber-attacks against major infrastructure.

‘My suggestion i…