MANILA: The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Wednesday announced the completion of the socio-economic profiling for nearly 2,000 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants, as part of the governme…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the creation of an inter-agency council that will govern the adoption of Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) approach for livelihood and employment programs, according to the Presidential Communic…
MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said 15 more medicines for cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension, and mental illness are now exempted from value-added tax (VAT).
In a statement on Wednesday, the BIR said Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. i…
MANILA: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees stronger defense ties between the Philippines and Vietnam with the coming visit of his Vietnamese counterpart.
Teodoro said Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Gia…
MANILA: The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for de-escalation in tensions amid China’s latest acts in the West Philippine Sea over the past two weeks, including the deployment of flares and ramming of a Filipino vessel.
Without direct…
MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday said it has received eight applications from local and foreign companies for indigenous energy resources exploration under the 1st Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Conventional…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed Wednesday the approval of a limited importation of yellow onions to ensure stable market prices in the upcoming holiday season.
In an ambush interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said th…
MANILA: The National Maritime Council (NMC) believes it is about time the Philippines and the United States (US) review their over seven-decades-old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) to make it more responsive to the modern security landscape.
The MDT, sig…
WASHINGTON: The Office of US Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a revised indictment against former US President Donald Trump regarding claims of interference in the 2020 presidential election.
The move follows the high court’s decision finding Tru…
MANILA: University of Santo Tomas fought back from a third-set loss to prevail over Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 25-23, 25-12, 20-25, 25-18, in the 2024 V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday.
Rookie spiker Al-…