Hundreds evacuated as fire hits PGH anew
MANILA, Philippines — Over 300 patients and their relatives were evacuated after a fire broke out yesterday in one of the buildings at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila.
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Cop sacked over suspect’s escape
MANILA, Philippines — A policeman is undergoing investigation after a fugitive he arrested in Quezon City reportedly escaped after tricking him into buying a sanitary napkin.
DSWD grilled over 'secret' program anew
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, September 16 found itself defending a program that it did not request.
Women in MNLF saddened by Sulu’s exclusion from BARMM
COTABATO CITY — Women in the Moro National Liberation and children of its erstwhile guerillas who waged a bloody secessionist uprising for more than 30 years are lamenting the Supreme Court's ruling excluding Sulu from the provinces inside the Bangsamoro region.
Philippines still deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders in 2023 – watchdog
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains the most dangerous country in Asia for land and environmental defenders, accounting for 68% of the recorded killings and enforced disappearances in the region in 2023, the watchdog Global Witness found.
Coast Guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua left Escoda Shoal due to 'bad weather' – official
MANILA, Philippines — It was not China behind the departure of BRP Teresa Magbanua, the lead vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard, but bad weather and the need for resupply.
Press Release - Tolentino raises fiscal problem for Sulu province after SC ruled it's not part of BARMM
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Monday raised the fiscal problem Sulu province faces after the Supreme Court ruled the validity of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) organic law and finally dropped Sulu from the region.
Consumer group warns vs Konektadong Pinoy bill
MANILA, Philippines – A consumer group has raised issues against the pending Senate Bill No. 2699, or the Konektadong Pinoy Act, as certain provisions of the proposed legislation are reportedly open to abuse by digital scammers.