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Dec. 8 is non-working day in Batac City

LAOAG CITY—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has declared December 8 as a special non-working day in Batac City for the celebration of its 440th founding anniversary. Duterte issued the declaration through Proclamation No....

TRAIN bicam raises tax-free 13th month pay, other bonuses to P90,000

Members of the bicameral conference committee on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill have agreed on Wednesday to increase the tax exemption cap of 13th month pay and...

Poe: Closely monitor children in dengue vaccine flap

Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday called on health officials to closely monitor children who have received the anti-dengue vaccines in the wake of reports that there may be increased risk for...

LTO to start issuing license plates in March 2018

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start issuing license plates by March next year, assuring motorists it will proceed with the procurement in accordance with the law. In a statement Thursday, the...

NBI to resume anti-drug ops

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the National Bureau of Investigation  (NBI) to join the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law enforcement agencies in anti-illegal drugs operations. In Department...

Aguirre wants CPP-NPA legally tagged as terror group

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) to file a formal petition before the regional trial court (RTC) to legally declare the Communist...

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