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AFP lauds Senate passage of pay hike bill for soliders, cops

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed its gratitude to the Senate for approving on third and final reading the resolution which seeks to increase the base...

Several NAIA flights grounded due to ‘Urduja’

MANILA -- Several flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were cancelled due to bad weather brought by Tropical Storm "Urduja". The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said in an advisory...

Gov’t opens Marawi operations center

The government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), launched its operations center in Marawi, DSWD OIC-Secretary Emmanuel Leyco said on Friday, December 15. “This shall serve as the nerve...

Martial law extension won’t affect PH economy: NEDA

MANILA -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is optimistic that the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao will not adversely affect the economy. “If we go by the experience in Marawi,...

New PDEA agents to be deployed in seaports

MANILA -- Most of the newly-hired 126 agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are set to be deployed in seaports to prevent the entry of illegal drugs into the country. PDEA Director...

PRRD visits Pakistan Navy ship docked in Manila for goodwill visit

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte toured a Pakistan navy ship docked at the Manila South Harbor on Thursday, December 14, as part of its three-day goodwill visit to the Philippines. President Duterte was...

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