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President Duterte promises government assistance to rebel returnees

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, March 6, hosted a dinner at Malacañan Palace for former members of the New People’s Army (NPA). Speaking before the rebel returnees, Duterte said the rebel...

MMDA okays MRT-3 rail expansion works

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has given its clearance for the expansion works of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) which will be done this month on a...

OFW avails of Kuwait amnesty; thanks gov’t for bringing her home

MANILA -- Leticia Orupe, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Kuwait, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with more than a hundred others like her at around 5 p.m. Tuesday,...

NPA loses 209 firearms in Jan-Feb

MANILA -- Aside from being hit by massive surrenders, the New People's Army (NPA) has also lost 209 high- and low-powered firearms in the first two months of 2018, a military spokesperson...

Build, Build, Build program seen as defining Duterte legacy

MANILA -- The ambitious 'Build, Build, Build' program envisioned to extinguish the Philippines’ reputation as "sick man of Asia" could serve as one of the defining legacies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte,...

PRRD to declare state of calamity in Boracay

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte announced on Tuesday, March 6, that he would place Boracay under a state of calamity. “Ngayon, I know it work hardships and that is why I would be...

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