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NDRRMC okays resolution placing Boracay under state of calamity

MANILA -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has approved a resolution recommending to President Rodrigo R. Duterte the placement of Boracay Island under a state of calamity. “The draft...

EO placing Boracay under state of calamity to be signed ‘anytime soon’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte may sign the executive order (EO) placing Boracay under a state of calamity “anytime now”, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement...

Former NEDA exec leads PRRD’s new appointees

MANILA -- Malacañang has released a new list of presidential appointees led by Ruben Santibanez Reinoso Jr., a former assistant director general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). President Rodrigo R. Duterte...

Gov’t vows to bring home OFWs stuck in Kuwait shelters

KUWAIT – Ensuring the welfare of Filipinos abroad, the Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) over...

Inter-Korean Summit Will Try to Broker Nuclear Deal for US

SEOUL — This week’s summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, to be held on Friday, April 27, is expected to produce a denuclearization framework...

DFA optimistic Kuwait, PH issue resolved soon after meeting with envoy

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday night expressed optimism that the issue between the Kuwait and the Philippine government will be resolved soon after a meeting with the...

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