PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Health officials in this province on Thursday sounded the alarm over a surge in dengue cases numbering 3,274 from January to June in various municipalities. In an interview, Dr. Faye Erika Labrador, chief of the Provinc…
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is pushing for stronger global cooperation to ensure the implementation of a ‘meaningful and transformative’ climate action. This was after CCC vice chairperson and executive director Robert Borje met with …
MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its support to the passage of a bill seeking the lifetime validity of identification cards (ID) issued to persons with disabilities (PWD), saying this would allow the sector to access service…
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao City and the towns of San Francisco and Sison, all component areas of Surigao del Norte province, signed an agreement Wednesday to bolster disaster resilience and foster effective coordination during disasters and calamities. Amo…
MANILA – Justice secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said he is eager to return to work at the Department of Justice (DOJ) days after he underwent elective heart surgery last week. In a press briefing, Remulla disclosed that he had undergone a…
MANILA – The security preparations for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24 are nearing completion, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Camp Crame, PNP spo…
MANILA – The total monetary value of Class A gold, copper, nickel, and chromite reserves went up by 22 percent last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In a report on Thursday, the PSA said the total monetary value of Class A gold, c…
MANILA – Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a supporter of the Islamic State-inspired Maute terror group and two ranking communist rebels in separate operations in Lanao del Sur and Isabela. In a statement on …
MANILA – The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Thursday expressed concern over China’s ‘dangerous behavior’ in the South China Sea, days after the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) blocked Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels en route to Ayungin Shoal. ‘[C]hina’s…
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it provided technical assistance to the Philippines’ first Gender Bond issued by ASA Philippines Foundation Inc. In a statement on Thursday, ADB said it provided technical assistance to support bond frame…