MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) saw a significant increase in its disposition of cases in the past year, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said Tuesday.
The rate of case disposition rose from 54.20 percent in 2019 to 89.20 percent
MANILA: One of the 18 Filipinos aboard the oil tanker ST Nikolas that was seized by Iranian authorities in January has been released, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday.
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the seafarer…
LEGAZPI CITY: Some 15,000 families in the six provinces of the Bicol region will be given various opportunities to earn through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) this year.
In an inter…
MANILA: Taal Volcano in Batangas province is unlikely to erupt despite the high volume of sulfur dioxide (S02) emission observed from its main crater, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Tuesday.
Phivolc…
MANILA: The issue concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC) revolves around its lack of jurisdiction over the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.
The President stressed that the focus should not be on the evidence it …
LAOAG CITY: Rehabilitation of a seawall and a flood control project in Vigan City damaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake in 2022 will now proceed following the release of PHP200 million funding from the national government.
Vigan City Mayor Jose
