MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday expressed hope that more banks would make digital fund transfers free of charge, following a move initiated by state-run Land Bank of the Philippines and later adopted by two private financial institutions.
Red-faced after its recent letdown against all-Filipino Rain or Shine, Meralco got its groove back with a 118-105 triumph over Titan Ultra for a share of second place in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup last night.
MANILA, Philippines — Singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla is mourning the passing of her younger brother, Peregrine “Sonny” Padilla.
MANILA, Philippines — Actor and visual artist Jao Mapa considers actress Rosanna Roces as the “one that got away” in his life.
MANILA, Philippines — Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. will eliminate about 200 jobs, or roughly 7% of its workforce, in another round of retrenchments as the media company struggles to stem losses six years after the Duterte government refused to renew its franchise.
MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III will hold on Wednesday the third status conference on the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (UPDATED 5:15 p.m.) — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in public on Wednesday for the first time since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago to face murder charges regarding his war on drugs.
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention in The Hague after trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found “no notable change” in circumstances that would war- rant his release.
MANILA, Philippines — Rainy weather will prevail in some parts of the Visayas and Mindanao today due to an intertropical convergence zone, acccording to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has ordered the filing of cases against two sacked superintendents and five personnel of the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) for their alleged involvement in the trust fund anomaly.
MANILA, Philippines — Five pumping stations along Roxas Boulevard in Manila have been fully replaced, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.
I arrived in Manila on Aug. 13 to begin my mission as Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines. The very next morning, I paid my respects at the Korean War Memorial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, bowing my head to honor the people whose bravery and sacrifice helped ...
MANILA, Philippines — The construction of the Metro Manila subway project began yesterday through a groundbreaking ceremony led by President Marcos at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Fifty-one families comprising 167 people in La Castellana, Negros Occidental and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental fled to safety on Tuesday due to a muddy stream flow coming from the upper slopes of Kanlaon Volcano.
In a rare interjection at the Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday, Sen. Lito Lapid raised two issues about the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN that all public officials are required to file every year.
LUCENA CITY, Philippines – A 72-year-old woman died in a fire that destroyed 17 houses in this city on Tuesday afternoon.
MANILA, Philippines — Four members of a family died while another was injured after a fire engulfed a townhouse in Quezon City on Tuesday.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Households in Baguio and Benguet will see lower electricity bills this month after the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) slashed overall rates by P0.8063 per kilowatt-hour (KWh).