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Over 300 distressed OFWs from Kuwait arrive in PH

MANILA -- A total of 317 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived in Manila on Monday. They were repatriated by the government and came in two batches--220 onboard Philippine Airlines (PAL)...

PH to scrap P12-B helicopter deal with Bell, CCC: Lorenzana

MANILA -- The Department of National Defense (DND) is now preparing the letter for the cancellation of the purchase of 16 Bell EPI combat utility helicopters (CUHs) worth PHP12 billion from Canada. Defense...

10K more Filipinos to be repatriated from Kuwait: DFA

MANILA -- The Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuwait are now rushing to repatriate as many as 10,000 overstaying Filipinos who are expected to avail an amnesty...

PH, China to hold 2nd WPS dialogue in Manila

MANILA -- The Philippines and China will meet for the second bilateral consultation mechanism (BCM) on Tuesday (Feb. 13) to tackle their ongoing dispute on the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea),...

Sereno failed to comply with SALN requirement: 2 SC justices

MANILA -- Two magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) said on Monday that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's application for the top judiciary post in 2012 should have been rejected when she...

Nolcom, PDEA units destroy marijuana plantation in Kalinga

MANILA -- Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) units in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) discovered and destroyed a 100-square meter marijuana plantation in Kalinga Sunday morning. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, Nolcom...

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