Category: General

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed legislative measures aimed to institutionalize the social safety-net program called the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP), an agency official said Thursday.

AKAP has been an i…

TACLOBAN CITY – Residents of San Miguel town in Leyte province do not have to travel to the city anymore to avail health services with the opening of the first hospital in their locality.

Mayor Norman Sabdao said in a phone interview Thursday that a…

Manila: The Philippines is open to accepting any grants from its foreign allies to acquire additional maritime assets aimed at improving the country’s ability to patrol the West Philippine Sea (WPS), National Maritime Council spokesperson (ret.) Vice …

Manila: Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II ordered all LTO offices to boost traffic safety through frequent and random anti-overloading operations.

In a statement Thursday, Mendoza said operations should be i…

BULUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – Authorities have identified several “persons of interest” in connection with the broad daylight killing of Councilor Mohammad Usman Alamada on Tuesday afternoon.

‘We are looking into a personal grudge as a possible moti…

MANILA – The local bourse bounced back to above 7,200-mark on Thursday while the peso also appreciated following the monetary policy easing in the United States.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) increased 0.65 percent to 7,202.16, with All…