The University of the Philippines’ Asian Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the Philippines recently organized the ROK-ASEAN Connectivity Forum held at Ascott BGC in Taguig City.

Two men were instantly killed when a fishing dynamite they were fabricating for a buyer accidentally exploded inside their shanty in Barangay Tulay, Jolo, Sulu, late Saturday, November 22.

Anti-narcotics agents seized P600,000 worth of compressed marijuana bricks from a warehouse of a cargo forwarding firm in Barangay Salimbao, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Saturday, November 22.

A potential tropical cyclone is threatening to hit the Philippines next week, based on projections from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

The government is strengthening its campaign against illegal online gambling as it partners with the private sector for a unified response.

The government will subsidize the procurement of 162 modern jeepney units for 25 transport cooperatives across the country, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced yesterday.

The Bureau of Working Conditions urged the business process outsourcing or BPO industry to adopt best practices to protect their workers in the face of calamities and disasters.

The Bureau of Immigration deported on Friday 23 Chinese workers allegedly involved in unlawful Philippine offshore gaming operator or POGO activities and cyber fraud.

The Manila city government has settled its unpaid bills to power, water and telecommunications firms, amounting to over P315 million.

A woman was found dead in an apartment in Victoria, Laguna on Friday.