MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), replacing retired Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr.
Marbil’s appointment was announced during th…
MANILA: Some 783 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) have been released in March, bringing to 12,836 the total number released under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Monday.
In a statement,…
BUTUAN CITY: The Philippine Statistics Authority in the Caraga Region (PSA-13) reported the authentication of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration of 8,950 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the re…
BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Tourism in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOT-CAR) said stakeholders should take advantage of the gains of experiential tourism to increase return visits.
Destinations must come up with activities which tourists …
BACOLOD CITY: Cases of rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children below five years old, have continued to increase in this city in the past three months.
From Jan. 1 to March 23, a total of 101
MALASIQUI: Around 600,000 visitors trooped to the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan during the Holy Week.
Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, in a phone interview on Monday, said devotees and visitors started to flock
MANILA: Duty Free Philippines (DFP) on Monday announced a 5-percent discount for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and balikbayan at its flagship store, Fiestamall, in Parañaque City.
OFWs and balikbayans (Filipinos visiting or returning after a perio…
MANILA: A House leader on Monday said the overall investment climate in the Philippines is improving especially with the administration’s efforts to shore up the economy under the Bagong Pilipinas brand of governance.
House Deputy Majority Leader and…
