Manila, Feb. 4 -- A bill seeking to rationalize excise tax rates on tobacco and vape products to curb revenue losses from illicit trade hurdled final reading at the House of Representatives. During t... Read More
Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Senate ratified Monday the amendments to the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act or the Doble Plaka law. Penalties and fines have been lowered under the reconciled version of the bi... Read More
Manila, Feb. 4 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. named Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Mercado took his ... Read More
Manila, Feb. 4 -- Authorities nabbed two Liberian nationals engaged in a "black dollar scam". In a statement Tuesday, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre ... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- Malacanang on Monday assured the public that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has purged the 2025 national budget of unnecessary items and aligned it with national priorities. The ... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Monday said "internal processes" in the military are being tightened as they started to shift from external defense some two years ago. "R... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday vowed to sustain the positive momentum gained in the nationwide implementation of the administration's fla... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- The National Food Authority (NFA) on Monday assured it is ready to release its rice stocks under the food security emergency for rice. The Department of Agriculture (DA) earlier sai... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- Magsasaka party-list member Lejun dela Cruz was arrested in Pasig City on Sunday because of a murder case as the Philippine National Police (PNP) refuted allegations of abduction and... Read More
MANILA, Feb. 3 -- Zamboanga International Airport will not close for repairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) clarified on Monday. CAAP's statement comes after a recent social ... Read More