COTABATO CITY—An independent monitoring group has warned anew against a renewed spiral of violence in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the run-up to the regional parliamentary elections in September this year. In a statement, Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) on Tuesday said the ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on

There has been an increase in passenger numbers during the Holy Week holidays amid the apparent trend of motorists choosing to travel by bus instead, according to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX). Fare discounts and other incentives to travelers have also been introduced by various stakeholders in the transportation sector, as fuel costs continue

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has relieved all fire safety inspectors (FSIs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) in line with an ongoing crackdown on corruption within the agency. “This move aims to set a new standard for transparency before expanding the program to other regions,” the BFP said in a statement on Tuesday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced a price ceiling of P50 per kilo for imported rice as part of government efforts to cushion the impact of rising fuel costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East. “When the price of oil goes up, food prices are next. That’s something we don’t want

The Philippine National Police on Tuesday warned motorists against resorting to the “gas and run” scheme, saying they would face charges like the ride-hailing app driver who fled after gassing up in Quezon City but later surrendered to authorities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said that the case, while it involved a single

Unidentified complainants calling themselves “concerned Department of Health [DOH] personnel” have again filed criminal and administrative cases against Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and 16 other officials and personnel of the agency, this time over P1.5 billion worth of vaccines and medicines that expired and were considered “dead stock.”  The 33-page complaint accusing Herbosa and the

'They had more power and speed than us and we couldn't play our game,' said the Bafana head coach.

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