MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday lauded the signing into law of a measure that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, describing it as "a major step forward" toward justice and equality.... Read full article
MANILA – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) assured Tuesday that the water level of Angat Dam should be enough to supply farmlands throughout the dry cropping season.... Read full article
MANILA – The nation's overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who recovered has reached 2,666,562 as 27,727 new recoveries were recorded on Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night confirmed that a Filipino national was injured in the attempted Houthi drone attack at the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.... Read full article
MANILA – The occupancy rate in Quezon City’s Hope community caring facilities used as quarantine and isolation sites for asymptomatic, mild and moderate coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive patients are now down to 51.01 percent.... Read full article
MANILA – A Cessna aircraft with registry number RP-C979 crashed in El Nido, Palawan on Friday, according to a Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) report.... Read full article
MANILA – The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday said establishing the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP) would be critical in ensuring the recovery in the agriculture sector ... Read full article
MANILA – The death toll for Typhoon Odette which battered the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year rose to 407, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health on Tuesday logged 1,019 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest single day tally of infections in the country this year.... Read full article