MANILA: The country’s poverty rate fell to 15.5 percent in 2023 from 18.1 percent in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.
The poverty incidence during the period surpassed the government’s 16 percent to 16.4 percent target …
LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte residents have been bracing all day for the effects of Tropical Storm ‘Carina’ (Gaemi) as the weather disturbance continues to bring light to moderate rains in this part of Luzon.
Marcell Tabije, Ilocos Norte local disaster r…
BACOLOD CITY: The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) named Quezon City Mayor Ma. Josefina ‘Joy’ Belmonte-Alimurung as the acting national president after Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, the national president, was suspended by the Office of the O…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has heeded snowballing calls to ban Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country, an industry marred by controversies and illegal activities.
During his third State of the Nation Address (SONA)…
MANILA: Jamesrey Mishael Ajido and Jerard Dominic Jacinto showed their brilliant forms to earn the Most Outstanding Swimmer awards in the Speedo Sprint Meet at the Teofilo Yldefonso pool inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Malate, Manil…
MANILA: Filipino weaves and textiles took centerstage on the red carpet of this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.
Senator Raffy Tulfo wore a Rajo Laurel barong, adorned with key symbols from th…
MANILA: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed its new mobile command center (MCC) equipped with advanced communications systems to help monitor and secure President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SON…