The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed at least 366 policemen to assist in the evacuation and security of residents that were displaced by the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in the Negros Island. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the policemen were tasked to assist the...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the relief of the director of the Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) following the discovery of the cadavers of a businessman and his driver in Rizal on Wednesday, April 10. At the same time, Marbil ordered the creation...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said that Flight PR102 from Manila to Los Angeles was diverted to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, after initial findings indicated smoke emitting from one of its two air conditioning units. According to PAL, the Boeing 777 aircraft, with registry number RPC 7782, carrying 355...
Basking in the air of nostalgia, with the teams sporting their retro jerseys and the league playing another game inside the fabled Rizal Memorial Coliseum, San Miguel, the only remaining pioneer franchise left, displayed its old, dominant form. June Mar Fajardo and CJ Perez steadied the ship as San...
Magnolia pulled away in the payoff period and took down Converge, 83-71, to go 2-0 in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup on the league’s 50th anniversary celebration Wednesday, April 9 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Hotshots rode on a pivotal 11-4 blitz in the fourth quarter to create the...
Senators on Wednesday, April 9 welcomed the continued decline in the unemployment rate in the country which dropped to 3.8 percent in February 2025. “The continued decline in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.3 percent along with the decrease in underemployment...
Fire responders from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and crew members battle a blaze that occurred aboard passenger ship MV Roro Master 2 at the Port of Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro on April 9, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A fire broke out aboard a passenger ship carrying 67 individuals at the Port of...
(File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be on a heightened alert status next week in preparation for this year’s observance of Holy Week. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said coast guard districts, stations, and sub-stations nationwide will be placed on heightened alert from...
The country’s leading telecommunications group is calling on the government to establish a validated database to verify a person’s identity, instead of the proposed in-person appearance for SIM (subscriber identity module) registration. Last month, the National Telecommunications Commission...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, April 8, tagged two Filipino bloggers behind the alleged “coordinated and malicious” campaign on social media that defends China and discredits the Philippine position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Spokesman on the WPS Jay Tarriela, during...
The local stock market bounced back to the 6,000 level and recovered more than half the steep loss suffered in the previous day as most countries chose diplomacy over a trade war with the US. The main index surged by 183.49 points or 3.15 percent to close at 6,006.34 with Services leading the...
From left to right: Light Fuels Retail Trade Manager, Dwight Christian Jonas Villon; Vice President and Head of Commercial Fuel Trade, Alvin Lato; First Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Atty. Constance Marie Lim, CPA; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Brigitte...
