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Duterte, Modi agree to expand trade, security cooperation

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to expand bilateral ties particularly on trade and security cooperation. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the two leaders met for...

Discussion on Kuwait deployment ban ‘ongoing’

MANILA — The discussion between Kuwait and Philippine officials on the suspension of Filipino deployment to Kuwait is ongoing, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday. Last week, the Department of...

I-ACT to expand ‘Tanggal Bulok Tanggal Usok’ campaign to Mega Manila

MANILA -- The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) will expand its ‘Tanggal Bulok Tanggal Usok’ (TBTU) campaign to get rid of smoke belching and dilapidated public utility vehicles (PUVs) in mega Manila...

Uber seeks fare increase

MANILA -- Uber Philippines is seeking a fare increase to mitigate the impact of higher fuel prices and excise taxes on petroleum products under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)...

Lessons of Mamasapano should not be ‘buried’: Poe

MANILA -- The lessons of Mamasapano massacre, including the need for justice, should not be buried with the dead, a senator said Thursday. Senator Grace Poe made this statement during the third anniversary...

Is the Pacific Ring of Fire raging?

MANILA -- The Pacific Ring of Fire is "active," warned the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in a tweet last Tuesday, Jan. 23. The warning came, as a series of...

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