The city government here will continue to gather the remaining Badjaos, part of the group of 80 Indigenous Peoples who arrived at the Dumangas Port in Iloilo province last week, for them to be returned to Bacolod City and eventually to Zamboanga, thei…

North Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday accused Seoul and Washington of pushing tensions to “the brink of a nuclear war” akin to the 1950-1953 Korean War, saying it will continue to bolster its self-defensive capabilities. In a research report releas…

Thirty farmers in Sultan Kudarat province are expected to increase productivity and profit after completing their four-month Farm Business School (FBS) training, officials said Monday. Mary Joy T. Labanero, Department of Agrarian Reform-Sultan Kudarat…

The Philippines and the World Bank on Monday signed four loan agreements amounting to $1.14 billion to accelerate economic recovery, improve the quality of education and develop the agriculture and fisheries sectors. In a statement, the Department of …

Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he is in favor of maintaining the current policy rate at 6.25 percent. In his weekly press chat, Diokno said that during the central bank’s monetary board meeting last week, he voted for a pause in t…

The high-profile detainee nabbed last week while returning to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) facility after an unauthorized night out enjoys other perks from his guards in exchange for bribes, a justice official said Monday. Department of …