LGUs
Cosalan eyes probe on Korean capitalist
KIBUNGAN, Benguet—Benguet Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan will initiate a congressional inquiry into the alleged illegal activities of a Korean businessman...
Inmates earn, learn in Vizcaya jail
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—While prisoners in other parts of the country spend their time idly in overcrowded jails, inmates at the...
‘EKB’ PH’s newest barangay
SAN ISIDRO, Luna, Apayao—The Philippines’ newest barangay of EKB has been established in one of the most remote villages in...
Korean firm invests $170m more in Clark
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga—Korean-owned Phoenix Semiconductors Philippines Corp. has cemented its presence in the freeport by announcing its $170-million expansion here...
Pangasinan honors NSPC 2017 winners
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—This province has honored young Pangasinenses who won in various events in the National Schools Press Conference last Jan....
Fisherman hacks neighbor to death
NAIC, Cavite—A 58-year-old construction worker was hacked to death by his neighbor, a fisherman, at Liha, Barangay Bucana Sasahan here...
Ozamiz crowd bats for federalism
OZAMIZ CITY—Thousands of residents from this city and Misamis Occidental pledged their support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to shift...
Cordillera autonomy in Duterte’s Sona
TABUK CITY, Kalinga—President Rodrigo Duterte will speak about the Cordillera region’s renewed quest for autonomy in his State of the...
Dulay sees BIR hitting target
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela—Faced with a P1.829-trillion collection goal, the Bureau of Internal Revenue vowed to pursue reforms to improve its...
QC Animation Fair to gather leading PH cosplayers
THE Quezon City government is bringing in several of the country’s top cosplayers to celebrate the best in 2D and...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.