Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is requesting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to barricade the Manila Bay white beach after visitors failed to observe physical distancing over the …
Authorities issued a temporary ban on picture-taking at Manila Bay Sands, the dolomite “white sand beach” at Manila Bay after visitors failed to observe physical distancing when the destination was …
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Monday morning. The earthquake occurred at 6:13 am and its epicenter was …
Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) is working up with Go Philippines, a community-driven social enterprise, to provide e-learning internet connectivity for students amid pandemic. According to PT&T, the partnership …
Government forces discovered Saturday new explosive materials in the same barangay where the twin blasts occurred in Jolo occurred last month. The Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Mindanao …
The local government of Mindoro Oriental, upon the approval of Regional Inter-Agency Task forces for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, would temporarily bar entry of locally stranded individuals or …
The chief of Ermita Police in Manila was relieved from his post over his station’s failure to impose social distancing during protocols during the opening of the Manila Bay white …
Senator Risa Hontiveros insisted Friday that the made in China personal protective equipment (PPEs) the government purchased in the previous months were overpriced. Procurement Service of the Department of Budget …
President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity in the Philippines by another one year due to the COVID-19 crisis. The state of calamity extension took effect on September …
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered Friday all banks and financial institutions to impose a 60-day grace period on loan payments as mandated by the Bayanihan to Recover as …
Commission on Human Rights expressed its support on the bill seeking to provide regularization and hazard pay to all workers in the media industry. Under Senate Bill 1820 by Senate …
The suppliers tagged in the alleged procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies denied the allegations of anomalies and assured that the government’s purchase was above board. …
A dead man was found on the roof of a house in Caloocan City after residents were disturbed by its foul smell. Ronnie Buendia, a resident of Phase 8, Barangay …
PhilHealth spokesperson Rey Baleña said Friday that PhilHealth would only cover the COVID-19 test of tourism frontliners and not visiting tourists as the government allows more tourist destinations to open. …
The number of children having children or those who are below 15 years old that are getting pregnant doubled in 10 years, the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) reported. …
The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday that the Philippines needs P12.9 billion to buy COVID-19 vaccines. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje revealed the figures during the DOH’s 2021 budget briefing …
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that all cemeteries and columbariums in the Philippines would be closed for Undas, from October 29 to November 4, 2020. On Thursday, Metro Manila Development …
Several senators filed a bill seeking to set a minimum standard internet speed in Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Senators Grace Poe, and Manny …
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to plead to Japan to continue the search and rescue operations for 36 missing Filipino seafarers and their …
Joint Task Force COVID Shield chief Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar questioned Friday the basis of Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) claim that drug war killings increased by almost 50% COVID-19 …
Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation-Quezon province arrested three Chinese from Manila after attempting to obtain a Philippine Passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs Office in Lucena City …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) official explained Thursday that the dolomite used in the white sand project in Manila Bay did not cause the fish kill in Baseco, …
Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDCph) appealed to the government to lift all lockdowns and use HCQ treatment and early intervention instead to prevent the spread of COVID-19. …
The family of couple Jimmy Alapag and LJ Moreno on Thursday left the Philippines and moved to Los Angeles, California, for good. Sports website Spin.ph reported that Jimmy’s representative had …
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) expressed its support to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri’s bill raising the statutory rape age to 16 years old in the Philippines Thursday. Currently, …
President Rodrigo Duterte gave newly appointed PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran until December 2020 to “clean up” the alleged corruption in the state insurer, Palace said Thursday. “The deadline given to …