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Aguirre wants fraternities ‘recognized, monitored’ by school officials

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has urged fraternities to register with their respective schools as official student organizations so that their activities can be monitored by school authorities. His recommendation came...

PCOO staff undergo social media, journalism training

MANILA -- To enhance government communication in the online realm, personnel of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) have undergone intensive training on crafting creative social media content. The three-day social media and...

Amnesty for NPA rebels eyed

DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte said he will ask Congress to pass a general amnesty for the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who will surrender to the government. “If Congress will...

UN adopts PH human rights report card

MANILA -- The Philippines on Saturday welcomed the final adoption of its human rights report card by the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it affirms Manila's commitment to its human...

Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate as Puerto Rico Dam Fails

Officials in Puerto Rico scrambled Saturday to evacuate tens of thousands of people from a river valley below a dam that is on the verge of collapsing under the weight of...

House okays SOGIE bill

The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading this week House Bill 4982 which seeks to prohibit and penalize discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender...

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