Gun ban stays until June 12

MANILA, Philippines The province of Guimaras from Region 6 is the first to send canvassed results to the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) Tuesday. There is an estimated 100,000 registered voters from Guimaras. The City of Paranaque in the ...

A massive power failure hit the Philippine capital region and several nearby provinces in Luzon after four power plants shut down around 2 p.m. local time, the local media said Wednesday. The brackouts that hit Metro Manila and the provinces of ...

WHOLESALE PRICES of construction materials in the National Capital Region did not rise as high in March compared to previous months due to lower oil prices and high inventories. National Statistics Office (NSO) data released April 15 showed that the ...

MANILA : The Philippines government has outlined a twin city arrangement involving Manila and Bangkok as part of a plan to promote regional tourism. Ramon Jimenez Jr, secretary of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines, said Manila wanted to ...

UNITED NATIONS Four United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines were captured by an armed group Tuesday while patrolling in an area of the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, a U.N. spokesman said. A Syrian rebel group, the Yarmouk Martyrs ...

MANILA, Philippines - More foreign investments are seen to be made in the local manufacturing sector this year given availability of skilled labor here and favorable economic conditions, an economist said. To further encourage foreign investors to ...

QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- With only a few days before the May 13 elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated its central communication hub for the nationwide election security operations. PNP chief Alan Purisima activated the in ...

The Philippines won a credit rating upgrade, with Standard & Poor's becoming the second assessor this year to award the nation an investment rank as President Benigno Aquino leads a growth resurgence. The rating on the nation's long-term foreign ...

National Storage Mechanism Appointed by the FCA to act as the official mechanism for the storage of regulated information in the UK PR Newswire London, May 20 Robinsons Bank of Philippines Selects Infosys Finacle to Accelerate Their Technology ...