PCG detains 17 vessels involved in Zambales dredging

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday detained 17 of 28 inspected vessels involved in dredging activities in Zambales.

In a statement, PCG Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Armando Balilo, said these 17 vessels are all bareboat charters registe…

BSP: PESONet, Instapay services must be available even on holidays

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday reminded BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) offering PESONet and InstaPay services to ensure the availability of customer services during holidays and non-working days consistent with …

BuCor transfers 500 Bilibid inmates to Davao under decongestion plan

MANILA: Around 500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa were transferred this week to Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao Del Norte as part of the continuing master decongestion plan of the Bureau …

PH-Thai ‘two-country, one-destination’ tie-up eyed in June

MANILA: Thailand is hoping to sign within the year a tourism deal with the Philippines that would jumpstart the ‘two-country, one-destination’ initiative, its top diplomat in the Philippines said Friday.

Under the concept, the two governments will ra…

PBBM, First Lady ‘in comfortable state’ despite flu-like symptoms

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are both ‘in a comfortable state’ even though they are still exhibiting flu-like symptoms, Malacañang announced Friday.

In a statement, the Presidential Communications Offic…

16.7 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance: UN

ONTARIO: The United Nations on Thursday noted that 16.7 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance, marking the highest in the 13-year conflict.

Geir Pedersen, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, who virtually briefed member states at a UN Secu…

VP Sara assures immediate action on voucher program discrepancies

MANILA: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has assured immediate action on the alleged discrepancies in the voucher program under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE).

Duterte made the resp…