MANILA: A rare news clipping documenting the declaration of Philippine independence from the United States in 1899 was unveiled in a US museum last week.
Spain ceded its colony of the Philippines to the United States following its defeat in
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO: The provincial government here collected a record-breaking PHP1.056 billion in revenues from quarrying at Mt. Pinatubo in 2023, a report released on Wednesday said.
A statement from the Office of the Governor said the amount wou…
DAVAO: The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) reported Wednesday that out of the 86 employees of the Apex Mining Co. initially reported trapped, 45 have been rescued and 41 are still missing.
Lt. Col. Rosa Ma. Cristina Rosete-Manuel, Eastmincom sp…
MANILA: Both the local shares and currency strengthened on Wednesday’s trading as the government reported that the unemployment rate further eased to 3.1 percent in December 2023.
In its fourth day rally, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) hi…
MANILA: A senator on Tuesday expressed confidence that Senate Bill (SB) 2449 or the Philippine National Police (PNP) Organizational Reforms Act would result in better performance of the country’s police force.
Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., who principal…
MANILA: A bill seeking a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector nationwide reached the Senate plenary with Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chair Jinggoy Estrada pushing for its passage…
MANILA: The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) on Tuesday warned parents and guardians against an emerging trend in child abuse and exploitation – the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which comes with child suicide as one of its
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of around PHP265 million to augment the relief assistance for the families affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao.
This was revealed when Marcos presided over a sit…
