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C-5 South Link to ease traffic in Parañaque, Las Piñas, Cavite

MANILA -- Traffic congestion is expected to ease in the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas, as well as Cavite province once the construction of the C-5 South Link is completed by...

Duterte orders AFP to cut USD233-M helicopter deal with Canada

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday said he wants the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to cut its USD233 million contract to purchase 16 helicopters from Canada. Duterte made this...

Chinese, Malaysian firms pledge to rebuild Marawi

MANILA – Foreign firms from China and Malaysia have expressed interest to rebuild war-torn Marawi City, a Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) official said Friday. TFBM Undersecretary and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating...

House okays anti-skimming bill on 3rd reading

MANILA -- The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill that seeks to penalize the skimming of automated teller machine (ATM) cards, hacking a bank system, and unauthorized access to online...

3rd tranche of evidence on DAP mess submitted to DOJ

MANILA -- The Coalition for Investigation and Prosecution, led by former Manila councilor Greco Belgica, submitted Friday the third tranche of documents that would enable the Department of Justice (DOJ) to build...

Gov’t emergency vehicles need not queue at NLEX, Cavitex toll plazas

MANILA -- Emergency vehicles responding to fire, flood, and other disasters may now pass through the toll expressways in the northern and southern parts of Metro Manila without stopping for payment through...

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