MANILA – Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Wednesday warned that personnel of his agency would be slapped with suspension or administrative charges if they are found to be acting as “cohorts” of technical smugglers in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – Overseas absentee voting in Shanghai has yet to start as the city remains on lockdown following the local government's stringent "zero Covid-19" policy, the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai said Wednesday.... Read full article
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – On the last day of the Group of Seven summit in Germany, the leaders of the world's largest economies called on countries and companies all around the world to avoid excessive food stockpiles to ease shortage.... Read full article
MANILA – The national government’s anti-insurgency task force is saddened over the inclusion of party-list groups Gabriela and Kabataan in the May 2022 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Banks have continued to place funds in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF), which registered a lower interest rate this week as domestic liquidity remained high. ... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged PHP5,000 for indigent families affected by Typhoon Odette that devastated several provinces including in the Visayas and Mindanao on December 16.... Read full article
These efforts, Frasco said, are in consonance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s eight-point socio-economic agenda to fast-track the country's recovery.... Read full article
MANILA – Some 100 illegal Chinese vessels had returned to Julian Felipe Reef, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday urged Congress to regulate “e-sabong” or online cockfighting by issuing legislative franchises, noting this would allow more “transparency” in monitoring e-sabong activities.... Read full article