MANILA: Nominations for the 2nd Philippine Resilience Awards (PRA), an initiative that recognizes outstanding contributions to climate action and disaster resilience, are now open.
Under the theme ‘Kabataan at Kababaihan: Katatagan ng Bayan,’ this ye…
MANILA: Over 41,000 Las Piñas City voters approved the delineation of its 20 villages, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Sunday.
A plebiscite was held Saturday for the approval of City Ordinance No. 1941-23 which delineates the territ…
BEIRUT: Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib urged countries to show solidarity with Lebanon in the face of Israeli threats to launch a war.
Bou Habib was commenting on countries that issued warnings in recent days to their nationals to leave…
MANILA: Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel, vice chair of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises, said the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should do away with the online payment convenience fee of PHP15 per transaction as the p…
MANILA: Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory’s Supt. Xavier Solda was named the City Jail Warden of the Year, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday.
In a news release, BJMP said the award will be presented to Solda during the 33…
MANILA: Patients lauded the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) decision to increase dialysis benefit from PHP2,600 to PHP4,000 in line with the pro-poor policy of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
PhilHealth president and chief ex…
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Sunday asked overseas Filipino workers and their families to claim the 294 remaining “balikbayan” (returning citizens) boxes still under its custody.
The BOC said the boxes were abandoned by forwarders after col…