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DTI chief cites creative industry as growth driver of PH GDP

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque on Thursday underscored opportunities for growth for the creative industry, noting the sector's rising contribution to domestic economic ... Read More


BMI report cites advantages of 'Konektadong Pinoy' law

Manila, Sept. 4 -- A study by BMI, a Fitch Solutions unit, dubbed the "Konektadong Pinoy (Connected Filipinos)" law "the most radical overhaul of the country's technology and telecoms legal framework.... Read More


P22.8-M illegal drugs seized, 125 suspects arrested in Aug.

Manila, Sept. 4 -- More than PHP22 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and 125 drug suspects arrested in anti-drug operations in August, the Police Regional Office in Bicol reported Thursday. ... Read More


Negros Power to invest P192-M to acquire mobile substation

Manila, Sept. 4 -- The Negros Electric and Power Corp. is investing PHP192 million for the procurement of a 37.5 megavolt amperes (MVA) mobile substation as part of the first three years of the five-y... Read More


Sept. 11 a holiday in Ilocos Norte for Marcos Sr.'s birthday

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Malacanang has declared Sept. 11, 2025 as a special non-working day in Ilocos Norte to mark the 108th birth anniversary of the late former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Executi... Read More


18 local terrorists yield to Army in Maguindanao Sur

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Saying they were tired of running away from military forces, 18 members of the Dawlah Islamiya local terrorist group surrendered to the Army's 92nd Infantry Battalion (IB) here on W... Read More


Suspect with 'shabu' wounded in Maguindanao ambush

Manila, Sept. 4 -- A man allegedly carrying shabu and a pistol was shot and critically injured in an ambush along the national highway in Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday morning. The victim, identifi... Read More


PRO-9 August ops net 223 fugitives, 204 guns

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Authorities have arrested 223 fugitives and recovered 204 loose firearms in a series of law enforcement operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula in August, the police said Thursday. B... Read More


Bulacan sting nets HVI target, P1.3-M shabu seized

Manila, Sept. 4 -- The intensified anti-illegal drug operations of the Bulacan police led to the arrest of a high-value individual (HVI) in Barangay San Marcos, Calumpit town, on Wednesday night. In ... Read More


Canlaon City on alert vs. landslides, mudflows

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Canlaon City in Negros Oriental is on alert against landslides and mudflows amid heavy rainfall and weather disturbances, an official said Thursday. Seth Bariga, information office... Read More