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Meralco cuts down power outage-affected customers to 29K

Manila, July 22 -- Manila Electric Company (Meralco) advised its customers to implement safety measures as flooding continues to hamper immediate power restoration in its franchise areas. In a statem... Read More


Korea thanks PH gov't for ensuring Koreans' safety a 'top priority'

Manila, July 22 -- The Korean Embassy in Manila thanked the Philippine government for its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of foreign tourists, including South Koreans in the country. I... Read More


QC, Cavite, Calumpit under state of calamity amid widespread flooding

Manila, July 22 -- Quezon City in Metro Manila, the municipality of Calumpit in Bulacan, and the entire province of Cavite are under state of calamity due to the widespread flooding brought about by d... Read More


Hospitals, evacuation centers priorities for power restoration: DOE

Manila, July 22 -- The Department of Energy (DOE) has ordered the prioritization of power restoration and maintenance activities in critical areas such as hospitals and evacuation centers as Tropical ... Read More


BIR, BOC collection up in June

Manila, July 21 -- Collections of both the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) went up in June this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said. In a recent informal press ch... Read More


PH open to lowering tariff of some US goods - Recto

Delhi, July 21 -- The Philippines is open to reducing tariffs on some products from United States as part of its bid to secure zero or lower reciprocal tariff from the US, Finance Secretary Ralph Rect... Read More


Magnitude 5.8 quake jolts Cagayan

Manila, July 20 -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted Cagayan province at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake was located 14 ... Read More


'Crising' continues to move farther but habagat rains to persist

Manila, July 20 -- Severe Tropical Storm Wipha (international name, formerly "Crising") continued to move farther away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but the southwest monsoon (haba... Read More


Army, OCD ramp up relief efforts; over 100K affected by 'Crising'

Manila, July 20 -- The Philippine Army and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) have intensified their disaster response and relief efforts in northern Luzon following the devastation caused by Severe Tr... Read More


PH rebuffs Beijing's 'inaccurate' security alert for Chinese students

Manila, July 20 -- The Philippine government on Sunday disputed China's latest advisory warning its students about safety risks in the country, calling the security alert "inaccurate" and "mischaracte... Read More