Manila: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has sought closer collaboration with the Philippine government amid an ‘increasingly challenging regional security environment’ during a meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

The two leaders hel…

CEBU CITY – A 51-year-old woman yielded PHP34 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust here Friday.

The suspect, a resident of Barangay Cogon here, was under surveillance by the Philippine Drug Enforcement-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) for more than two …

Manila: The investigation into the death of 32-year-old Filipino nurse Reyna Jane Ancheta, who was found dead on a highway in Abu Dhabi after going missing for three days, is still ongoing, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Saturday.

In a …

Manila: The Social Security System (SSS) has announced the appointment of Commissioner Robert Joseph De Claro as its new Officer-in-Charge, effective Oct. 11, following the resignation of Rolando Ledesma Macasaet earlier this month.

The decision was …

Manila: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said no Filipino was hurt in two air raids conducted by the Israeli army in Beirut on Oct. 10.

The strike was described as the deadliest so far in the fight between Israel and Hezbollah, hit…

BACOLOD CITY – Positioned as a global food hub for slow food, this city is gearing up to host the maiden edition of the Terra Madre Asia-Pacific in November 2025.

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has signed a memorandum of agreement with Slow Food Int…

Manila: The proposed measure removing the ‘mother tongue’ instruction in kindergarten to Grade 3 has lapsed into law on Oct. 10 without the signature of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Republic Act 12027 or the Act Discontinuing the Use of Mother T…

Manila: The Philippines and New Zealand governments are now in talks for the possible entry of durian exports into the New Zealand market, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said.

Marcos made the announcement during his bilateral meeting with New Zeal…