MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion filed by one of the original accused in the charges arising from anomalies in the 2009 purchase of second-hand helicopters by the Philippine National Police (PNP).

The anti-graft court, in its 15-page r…

MANILA: The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its ‘Z-benefit’ package for breast cancer patients from PHP100,000 to PHP1.4 million.

PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said Friday the incre…

MANILA: Headline inflation will likely continue to settle within the government’s target but a slight pick up may be seen due to base effects and higher prices of oil, an economist said.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ri…

MANILA: The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has chosen Negros Oriental as its launch pad for its first-ever scuba diving courses in the Philippines.

TESDA-Negros Oriental provincial director Fletcher Gumahad told the Phil…

MANILA: The city government is offering PHP500,000 cash to anyone who can provide authorities with the information leading to the arrest and prosecution of six gunmen who robbed a pawnshop here Wednesday.

Mayor Eliordo Ogena announced the bounty Frid…

MANILA: A heath official in the Ilocos Region urged the public to be kinder on people with leprosy since the disease is curable and recovery rate is high if patients follow the treatment cycle.

In a forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency-I…

MANILA: Five remnants of the Bohol Party Committee (BPC) were killed Friday morning in an armed encounter with government troopers in Bilar town, province of Bohol, the Visayas Command reported.

Government soldiers and policemen were about to serve a…

MANILA: The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) on Friday said more Filipinos are becoming interested in adoption after the process has been streamlined.

Executive director Janella Estrada, in a press conference here, said the NACC previously pr…