MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Wednesday that they have started gathering information on members of the criminal group, True Brown Style (TBS), which has become a national problem for authorities. The group, according to Remulla, is largely composed of members in their late teens and early 20s. They recruit children as

MANILA, Philippines — Several of the country’s largest telecommunications companies have rallied behind the three mobile network operators slapped with P100,000 daily fines over “poor” mobile broadband service, raising concerns over how the government imposed the penalties. In a statement on Wednesday, the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators (PCTO) expressed “grave concern” over the National

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines is reviewing its security protocols and looking into all possibilities, including whether information may have been compromised, after Chinese vessels intercepted a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal much farther away from the military outpost than in previous operations. AFP spokesperson for the West

In Yongning Village at the foot of Chicheng Mountain, mischievous young Li Xiuyuan wants to become a hero. Unfortunately though, his various attempts to help his sick mother and prove...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Ifugao, home of the World Heritage-inscribed rice terraces, has been designated as an emerging “growth pole” alongside Cordillera region’s rice granary Kalinga province, because of their improved economic performance, the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev) said during a briefing on Tuesday. The province has been in the spotlight recently

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Health authorities in Agusan del Sur have declared a dengue outbreak after the number of reported cases in the province reached 674 in just over seven months this year. In a public advisory on Tuesday, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said the province is “experiencing an increasing burden

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Agusan del Sur is now under a state of calamity as prolonged El Niño conditions resulted in P3.5 billion worth of agricultural damage amid reduced water supply, officials said. Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. approved the state of calamity declaration across the province on Sept. 24, after its approval