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Bahrain PM vows to protect Filipino migrant workers’ rights

MANILA — A day before the Philippine government imposed a total deployment ban in one of the oil-rich state in Middle East following reports of abuses, Bahrain government has committed to...

Bus operators seek fare increase amid higher oil prices

MANILA -- City and provincial bus operators on Tuesday filed a petition seeking a fare increase before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to ease the impact of higher...

‘Basyang’ weakens, tracks Bohol Sea

MANILA -- Tropical Depression "Basyang" has weakened Tuesday afternoon as it moved towards the Bohol Sea, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 5-p.m. weather bulletin,...

Police arrest ‘big’ drug pusher; seize P50K suspected ‘shabu’

DUMAGUETE CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested one of the supposed “big” drug personalities in Negros Oriental during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Daro in Dumaguete City on Tuesday. An initial police...

Mayon-affected workers to get P60-M job, livelihood aid

MANILA -- Some 10,000 workers and evacuees affected by the restive Mayon Volcano are expected to benefit from the PHP60-million livelihood and emergency employment assistance of the Department of Labor and...

Duterte trip to Kuwait not yet final

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte is still weighing whether to push through his plan to visit Kuwait, Malacanang said on Tuesday. “As of now, there still no assurance if that trip to...

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