BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong defended the Baguio City council’s approval last week of an ordinance increasing household garbage collection fees, saying the adjustment has long been overdue and would sustain the city’s waste management services. In a video posted by the Baguio City Public Information Office on July 21, the mayor said the

BAGUIO CITY — Inflation in the summer capital and the rest of mountainous Cordillera again slowed down in June, sustaining a substantial drop in inflation back in May, due to the gradual decline in gas prices when a ceasefire and peace talks between the United States and Iran were still in place, the region’s chief

MANILA, Philippines — A clash in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the contested waterway. The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) is forecast to bring heavy rains and strong gusts of wind over Northern Luzon as it approaches the country, the state weather bureau said. “As it (LPA) nears the landmass, we expect heavy rains and winds, especially in Northern Luzon,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City Council has deferred the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) request to remove 113 trees along the Butuanon River after learning that available funds would only cover part of a proposed flood mitigation project. The council wants the DPWH to revise the project scope before it considers