A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Thursday to reauthorize and update the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive state.

More than a year after its introduction…

MANILA: The proposed Nuclear Power Program in the municipality of Labrador, Pangasinan will not only solve the high cost of electricity but will clear issues in using nuclear energy, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Friday.

In a statement, Tolentino…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided almost PHP20 million worth of assistance to families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in three provinces of the Bicol Region for the past two weeks.

In an interview on F…

MALAYBALAY CITY: Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto-Adiong has expressed support for civilian groups in asserting the West Philippine Sea (WPS) territories.

In a statement on Friday, Adiong said even ordinary citizens have bravely sh…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) can assume the power to intervene in the local rice market if lawmakers have doubts about the National Food Authority (NFA), its OIC Administrator Larry Lacson said Friday.

This, after senators called on DA …

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday distributed PHP16 million to students, teachers and other sectors in Negros Oriental under the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.

The target…

MANILA: The easterlies will continue to bring warm weather with possible isolated rains or thunderstorms in most parts of the country, the weather bureau said Friday.

However, the shear line affecting extreme Northern Luzon will bring cloudy skies wi…

LEGAZPI CITY: A total of 1,008 farmers from the 13 villages of this city received free seedlings from the government on Friday, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) said.

In an interview, CAO chief Sheila Nas said the distribution of seedlings held at t…