LEGAZPI: Melody Portugal patiently stood in line to get her Christmas gifts — a bag of groceries and an envelope of school supplies.

“These will be of great help to me,” she said in the vernacular, proudly showing her Grade

MANILA: The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) raised concern over the growing tensions surrounding the South China Sea.

In a statement issued Saturday night, the diplomats said the recent developments in the area…

MANILA: The national government’s subsidies for government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) amounted to PHP153 billion from January to November.

Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Ph…

MANILA: A four-year-old boy from Central Luzon lost all five fingers after a “dart bomb” exploded on his right hand, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday.

The boy also suffered burns on his neck due to the blast.

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. enjoined Filipinos to embody the spirit of solidarity and contribute to development as he joins the nation in welcoming the new year.

Marcos said every new beginning is a time for reflection on past