MANILA: The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Tuesday said there is a need to review baselines for determining food thresholds and the number of food-poor individuals.
In a statement, NAPC Secretary Lope Santos III said targets and measureme…
MANILA: Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia said he is ready to face the graft complaint filed against him by former Caloocan representative Edgar Erice before the Office of the Ombudsman.
In an online interview Tuesday,…
MANILA: A notorious gun-for-hire suspect wanted for a string of murder cases was killed in an encounter in Pampanga province, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, PRO 3 Officer-in-Charge Brig. Gen. Benjami…
MANILA: The Supreme Court has ruled to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from holding plebiscites on Sept. 7 and 21 regarding the ratification of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act Nos. 53, 54, and 55 creating the municipalities of Datu Sinsuat Balbaran…
MANILA: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised PHP25 billion from the Treasury bonds (T-bonds) auction on Tuesday.
In a statement, the BTr said it fully awarded bids for the re-issued T-bonds.
With a remaining term of 14 years and five months, the …
ILOILO: The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Iloilo chapter has launched Insync, a program that will support the startup ecosystem in collaboration with various partners, including the academe.
‘This is one of the programs of the Il…
MANILA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Monday announced the cancellation of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) set this November in Bangkok and Chonburi.
‘It’s frustrating, but we’ll have to move on,’ Philippine Olympic Committ…