LAOAG CITY: The province of Apayao’s forest area was declared a biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The formal announcement was made during the 36th session of the International Coordina…
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday reiterated that he will stay in the presidential race, pledging to beat former President Donald Trump amid continuing doubts over his prospects and fitness for office after a poor showing in last week’s debate…
BACOLOD CITY: The arts and culture community in Negros Occidental has called for help to locate the painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo stolen from the Hofileña Heritage House and Museum in Silay City earlier this week.
The “Mango Harvester…
MANILA: An official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) prefers the gradual phaseout of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) rather than going for a total ban
At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, PAOCC spokespers…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that the transmission test conducted Friday in two municipalities of Tawi-Tawi was successful.
Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) and Secure Electronic Transmission Se…
MANILA: Two police officers on AWOL (absent without official leave) status are being implicated in the disappearance of beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend.
The development came up after Criminal Investigation and Detectio…
DUBAI: Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won the presidential run-off, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Election Office, Mohsen Eslami, announced Saturday.
Pezeshkian received 16.384 million or 53.6 percent of the 30.530 milli…