PBBM orders continued surveillance of areas ‘most vulnerable’ to mpox

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the continued monitoring of areas ‘most vulnerable’ to mpox, Malacañang said Wednesday.

Marcos gave the order during his meeting with Department of Health (DOH) officials led by Secretary Teodoro …

PSEi snaps 3-day rally; peso stays flat

MANILA: The local stock market closed mid-week lower, snapping its three-day rally on profit-taking, while the Philippine peso ended almost unchanged.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 0.64 percent to 6,900.62, with All Shares also decl…

DOT proposes ‘tourist courts’ in PH

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) has proposed the establishment of a special court to aid in the swift resolution of cases where tourists are involved.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco first proposed the ’24/7 tourist courts’ during a recent…

Negros Occidental sets up P30-M common sanitary landfill for 9 LGUs

BACOLOD CITY: The Negros Occidental provincial government is establishing a common sanitary landfill worth PHP30 million for nine local government units (LGUs) in La Castellana town.

This is among the initiatives pursued by the province through the P…

PNP chief orders focused security ops in ‘vulnerable’ barangays

MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday directed all police units to intensify security operations across all barangays, with particular attention to the most vulnerable and geographically isolated and …

Sarines, Chan dominate JPGT Luisita

MANILA: Vito Sarines topped the ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour Luzon Series 5 at the Luisita Golf and Country Club on Wednesday to claim his third straight title and fourth overall in the boys’ 10-12 category.

He finished with a one-under 71 for a…

ACG nabs man for online sale of minors’ sexual content

MANILA: Police authorities arrested a man involved in the production and sale of videos of sexually abused minors.

In a report on Wednesday, Philippine National Police – Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) chief Brig. Gen. Ronnie Francis Cariaga said the…