SOUTH KOREA expects more defense contracts with the Philippines the latter tries to advance its military modernization efforts, Seoul’s top envoy to the Philippines said on Tuesday.

MALACAÑANG on Tuesday suspended all preparations for President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for July 28, as the southwest monsoon devastates parts of ...

AROUND 90,000 customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are affected by power outages as of 2 p.m. brought by heavy rains caused by southwest monsoon. In a statement on Tuesday, Meralco said that the ...

CONCERNS have been raised over the safety and security of Korean tourists in the Philippines after an incident involving a Korean, who was shot dead in Pampanga, the Korean ambassador to Manila said.

THE GOVERNMENT Service Insurance System (GSIS) has appointed Executive Vice- President for Support Services Juliet M. Bautista as the state pension fund’s officer-in-charge (OIC) following the ...

A CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday said the House of Representatives is prepared to file measures aimed at helping the country capitalize on the outcomes of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s trip to the US, ...

THE ADMINISTRATION of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has been heavily relying on United States for its foreign policy and defense capabilities as tensions rise in the South China Sea, the think ...

SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) through the management of Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) has denied that it is responsible for Commonwealth Avenue flooding. “Its facilities near Batasan Station on ...

Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and policemen seized P1.7 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from two peddlers entrapped in one of the barangays in this city on Monday.

A SENATOR on Tuesday said he had refiled a bill that seeks to create a government agency for disaster preparedness and a network of food banks. In a statement on Tuesday, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P.

Benguet Representative Eric Go Yap is pressing for online learning contingency amid class suspensions during typhoons and monsoon rains. Hoping to help curve learning crisis across the country, “it is ...

PHILIPPINE SHARES edged up on Tuesday as investors await updates on bilateral talks between the Philippines and the United States and on expectations of further monetary easing at home. The benchmark ...