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Credit to Author: Louella Desiderio| Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Medical costs in the Philippines are expected to post a double-digit increase this year, the second highest in the Asia-Pacific, according to a survey conducted by global advisory, broking and solutions company WTW.

Credit to Author: Mark Ernest Villeza| Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

A nationwide gun ban, coinciding with the start of the official campaign period for the May 2025 midterm elections, will take effect on Sunday, Jan. 12, the Philippine National Police announced yesterday.

Credit to Author: Rainier Allan Ronda| Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

A lone bettor in Mandaluyong won the P314.5-million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot at the lotto draws on Sunday night.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 11:56:00 +0800

The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 47 additional road crash incidents on Monday, January 6, including one fatality, bringing the total number of holiday traffic accidents to 703, with eight deaths.

Credit to Author: Ian Laqui| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 10:48:00 +0800

In a press release on Sunday, January 5, the BuCor said that the incident has raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of security protocols within the facility.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The minority leader in the House of Representatives yesterday proposed to the government a prisoner swap program with other countries, under which jailed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can serve their sentences in the Philippines instead.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla has given all local government units (LGUs) until Jan. 10 to submit their final reports on the crackdown on all Philippine offshore gaming operations in their respective jurisdictions after the total ban on POGOs took effect on Dec. 31 last year.

Credit to Author: Lisa Guerrero Nakpil| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

In the pantheon of Filipino heroes, women are few and far between. They can be counted on the fingers of one hand – the bolo-wielding Gabriela Silang, the KKK’s lakambini Gregoria de Jesus and the flag-maker Marcela Agoncillo.

Credit to Author: Mark Ernest Villeza| Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) challenged the largest ship of the China Coast Guard (CCG), which was spotted 54 nautical miles off Capones Island, Zambales on Saturday.

Credit to Author: Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas| Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Younger members of Filipino fishing households left the industry between 2012 and 2022 to seek better jobs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.