News for a Better Future
The Philippine National Police on Monday (PNP) warned candidates for this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) not to give in to the extortion demands of lawless elements such as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched its first hop-on hop-off (HOHO) bus tours to provide group and individual travelers convenience and flexibility. In a news release Monday, the DOT said the program would enable travelers to have seamless, c…
Agents of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) seized PHP25.8 million worth of shabu from two high-value targets in a buy-bust in Caloocan City over the weekend. In a report on Sunday, NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo said suspects …
Global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to USD1.7 trillion in 2023, with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time. Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordabilit…
The House of Representatives is scheduled to approve two more Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority bills on final reading this week before the first regular session of the 19th Congress adjourns sine die on June 2. The b…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is confident that it will surpass anew its revenue target for 2023, thus raising more funds for various charity programs. In 2022, the PCSO had total generated gross receipts of PHP57,398,945,550.90 from its g…
Pope Francis on Saturday became the first pontiff to visit a TV studio, giving an interview to Italian State broadcaster Rai. The Argentine pontiff, 86, has given various TV interviews, but always received journalists in the Vatican. Upon his arrival …
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently recognized Senator Pia Cayetano and four other global public health champions from the Western Pacific Region for advocating tobacco control and championing laws, programs and projects that combat smoking, …
A local court issued a warrant Sunday to arrest a passenger who opened an emergency exit door on board an Asiana Airlines flight right before landing in the southeastern city of Daegu last week. The 33-year-old man, only identified by his surname Lee,…
Typhoon Betty has slightly weakened and is now moving west northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of northern Luzon, according to the 5 p.m. update of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sun…
With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco being responsible for eight million deaths each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged countries to stop subsidizing tobacco crops and instead help farmers grow food. Ahead of World No T…
Police arrested a 41-year-old fire volunteer after he yielded suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP23.4 million during a drug sting in Parañaque City at dawn Saturday. Suspect Jonnie Romo was arrested during a buy-bust operation along …