Child rescued days after Davao Oro landslide; deaths climb to 15

DAVAO: Local disaster responders rescued a three-year-old girl on Friday morning, four days after a deadly landslide in the Davao de Oro town of Maco.

Local rescuers said Senang Macaste had been trapped inside their home in Brgy. Masara when she was …

CDO opens 61 new routes under PUV modernization plan

CAGAYAN DE ORO: The city government has opened 61 new routes for public utility vehicles (PUV) under the modernization program.

In an interview on Friday, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 10 Director Abo Samen Matua…

Bacolaodiat Festival highlights strong Filipino-Chinese cultural ties

BACOLOD: The staging of the Bacolaodiat Festival, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the Philippines, highlights the strong connection between the city and the Filipino-Chinese community here.

The three-day festival, taken from the w…

SEAG runner-up Abois to race in Tokyo Marathon

MANILA: Arlan Abois Jr. may not be among the favorites to win the 2024 Tokyo Marathon on March 3, but he is raring to compete for the first time in the prestigious event alongside the world’s bests, including two-time Olympic champion Eliu Kipchoge of…

Swiss firms interested in investing in PH – foreign minister

MANILA: Swiss companies are seeing the Philippines as an attractive investment destination, Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said Thursday.

On the sidelines of a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Cassi…

PBBM prays for King Charles’ swift, full recovery

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed the Philippines’ solidarity with the United Kingdom in praying for the fast recovery of King Charles III who was diagnosed with cancer.

‘Sending my heartfelt best wishes to King Charles an…

BSP: Loan growth steady, domestic liquidity slows in December

MANILA: Bank lending of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) maintained its growth rate in December last year while domestic liquidity grew at a slower rate.

Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) late Thursday showed that U/KBs’ ou…