TACLOBAN CITY: The city government of Maasin City in Southern Leyte has required 20 minors engaged in a recent riot to do community service as punishment.
Mayor Nacional Mercado said the teens, aged 14 to 17, are facing complaints for ensuing a distu…
PAGALUNGAN: Some 5,000 civilians have been displaced by armed hostilities involving Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the terrorist group Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) in a remote village here, located beside the Liguasan Marsh.
‘These civilians are t…
MANILA: Cignal relied on its second stringers to beat Saints and Lattes-Letran, 25-10, 25-18, 25-20, in a no-bearing match as it swept the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference semifinals at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday.
The HD Spikers a…
DAVAO: The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has targeted around 170,000 senior citizens here to qualify for the annual subsidy.
In a radio interview Tuesday, CSWDO Finance Section head Julieta Vigil said those qualified will receive…
MANILA: San Miguel Corporation (SMC), in partnership with several organizations including Gawad Kalinga and Habitat for Humanity, has invested PHP3.05 billion in the last decade to build or help provide new homes for families impacted by natural disas…
MANILA: Institutional amendments that will provide the “much-needed boost” to the country’s defensive posture in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are included in the ratified 2024 General Appropriations Act.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tues…