PH suffers 1-3 loss to Germany in Chess Olympiad round 2

The Philippines absorbed a 1-3 loss to Germany in the second round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.

Only International Master Daniel Quizon survived the German onslaught after prevailing over S…

PAL launches 3rd Cebu-Borongan weekly flight

TACLOBAN: Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch its third weekly flight from Borongan Airport in Eastern Samar to Cebu on Sept. 18, complementing the existing Monday and Friday flights.

The Borongan City government said the additional fl…

6K N. Ecija ARBs relieved from paying P277-M debts

The government condoned 6,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija of their PHP277 million debts and obligations on agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program on Friday during the celebration of President Ferdinand R….

Guo graft case in Tarlac transferred to Valenzuela

The graft case against dismissed mayor Alice Guo filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 109 in Capas, Tarlac has been transferred to Valenzuela City.

In a virtual press briefing Friday, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino announced …

Barbers to Roque: Man up, face Quadcom, submit docs

MANILA: The designated chairperson of the House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Friday assailed former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for reneging on his promise to submit subpoenaed documents and taking to social media his respo…

Recto: ADB’s new CSP to help address PH’s dev’t needs

The newly-launched Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy (CSP) for the Philippines reflects the bank’s long standing friendship and deep understanding of the nation’s development needs.

‘I thank the ADB, who has always been a tru…