CEBU CITY, Philippines — As backlash grows over the “Safer Cities” initiative, one of those who support it urged authorities to enforce it “diplomatically.” Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said many ...

The government would have to cough up P429 billion to fund support and relief measures if the Middle East conflict drags on ...

ELISA T. IFURUNG still imagines the day she can stop packing belongings into rented rooms. The 69-year-old retired household helper has moved five times as landlords raised rents beyond what her ...

THE government is facing a gap in funding support for sectors feeling the impact of the US and Israel’s war against Iran if ...

Public trust and confidence are the most critical assets of rural banks and insider abuse poses one of the most serious threats to these very foundations. This was highlighted by state deposit insurer ...

A person should not be arrested if his/her violation is punishable by a fine only, and minors cannot be arrested for curfew violations, law experts and jurisprudence say ...

It’s amazing what heights of logic the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) must have leapt to identify the ...

The Manila Police District (MPD) suspended its implementation of local ordinances under the Safer Cities Initiative in light ...

THE Philippines is blessed with great mineral wealth. It has an abundance of nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, chromite, iron ore ...

A bishop on Saturday called on the Church to implement austerity measures and allocate part of its resources to support the ...

Caritas Philippines urged the Church to “choose a simpler way of life” and reassess its use of resources, emphasizing that ...

Parishioners line up so that ashes may be put on their foreheads during a mass on Ash Wednesday at San Agustin Parish Church in Valencia City. (Photo from MEL N. VELEZ) MANILA, Philippines — A ...