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Estrada declines plea, vows to ‘exhaust’ legal remedies
MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Jingoy Estrada declined to enter a plea on Thursday during his arraignment…
DepEd leads school safety drill to improve emergency readiness
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) led the National Simultaneous School Safety Drill in…
DOH pressed over P5.15B in unpaid allowances for 47,000 health workers at House budget hearing
MANILA, Philippines — Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Elijah San Fernando on Thursday slammed the Department of H…
Orange, yellow rainfall warnings up in parts of Zambales; yellow warning up in parts of Bataan, parts of Pampanga
MANILA, Philippines ─ Subic, Castillejos, and Olongapo in Zambales are under the orange rainfall warning becau…
Pilandok about to exit PAR, moving towards south Japan
MANILA, Philippines ─ Tropical Storm Pilandok slightly accelerated and was about to exit the Philippine Area o…
Estrada eyes options after Bonoan gets off the hook
SEN. Jinggoy Estrada said he would pursue all available legal remedies after the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division …
Free toll at NLEx beginning Sept 2
TOLLS at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) were waived to ease the burden of motorists trapped in traffic jams…
Eala beats Stoiana, enters second round of US Open
FILIPINO tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala repeated over American Mary Stoiana, 6-1, 6-2, at the Louis Armstron…
AFP: China’s disinformation campaign now ‘localized’
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday that China’s use of foreign malign influence (FMI) o…
Aquino pushes VAT cut on power bills
SEN. Bam Aquino urged the government to scrap the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on residential electricity …
Ombudsman’s ‘fixation’ on Romualdez questioned
THE camp of former House of Representatives speaker Martin Romualdez questioned on Wednesday what it described…
8 in 10 Filipinos want village, youth polls in November
NEARLY eight in 10 Filipino adults want the village (barangay) and youth council (Sangguniang Kabataan) electi…
Comelec eyes early filing of COCs for 2028 polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to hold the filing period of the Certificates of Candidacy (C…
Two Pinoy sailors killed in attack on oil tanker
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Two Filipino sailors were killed when a Saudi oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of …
Senate OKs proposed condo law
THE Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that will allow the redevelopment of condominium uni…
LMP vows fair distribution of P58.3B LGSF fund
THE proposed P58.32 billion Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) for 2027, the largest allocation in the fund’…
DENR urged to strictly enforce environmental laws
SEN. Francis Pangilinan on Wednesday said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must stri…
Angara urges schools to use hazard assessment tool
EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara urged public school administrators, teachers, and disaster response coordinat…
P10.3B allocated for Zero Balance Billing – DBM
MALACAÑANG has announced that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) allocated P10.3 billion for the Ze…
LTO suspends, fines motor vehicle dealer
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended and fined a motor vehicle dealer in Taguig City after an in…
DOLE, NEA to create electric cooperative tripartite council
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) are workin…
Reinvigoration panel in Senate proposed
SENATE leaders have proposed the creation of a panel tasked to craft measures to revive economic growth and cu…
PNP boosts police visibility at govt assistance centers
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered police chiefs and other unit commanders to provide adequate s…
Nearly P4B in wages held up by dispute
NEARLY P4 billion in wages has been held up amid a dispute over the implementation of Wage Order 27, according…
Culture-based approach to governance pushed
THE National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) brought together local executives and stakeholders in …
OVP seeks P785M budget for 2027
THE Office of the Vice President (OVP) is seeking a P785.2-million budget for 2027, marking an 11.7-percent c…
Gale warning up in north Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — A gale warning has been raised in the seaboards of extreme north Luzon as well as in the…
More monsoon rains expected until Saturday as 'Pilandok' nears exit from PAR
MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon will bring more rains in the next three days as Tropical Storm "Pi…
OVP seeks P785M budget for 2027, 11% lower than 2026 allocation
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President is seeking a P785.204 million budget for 2027, marking …
Prosecution, Defense argue over witness 'who knows nothing’ in impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — Tempers flared at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday when…
Marcos: Climate change measures needed
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered strict compliance of laws on disaster mitigation as he underscored …
SIM card registration law ineffective, PNP says
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said the SIM Card Registration Act has not been effective in c…
Lacson bill to create OMB marshal service
SEN. Panfilo Lacson has filed a bill creating a marshal service that would empower the Office of the Ombudsman…
Cayetano: Substantiate ‘wasted’ Lakeshore funds
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said that Taguig Lakeshore had not been neglected or wasted under T…
Kalimantan haze reaches PH
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said Tuesday t…
AC worsens global warming – experts
COOLING from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also he…
Upgraded airports up for completion in 2027
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) is accelerating the expansion and rehabilitation of the country’s majo…
Air quality improves amid haze concerns
AIR quality in Manila improved Tuesday afternoon, with three monitoring stations, recording “Good” levels and …
PCG officials urged: Lead with courage and integrity
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged newly promoted Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) flag officers to lead with co…
Trafficking cases endure despite victims’ withdrawal — court
THE Supreme Court has ruled that an affidavit of desistance cannot be used to dismiss a human trafficking case…