The Philstar Media Group bagged two awards at the 18th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards at Fairmont Hotel in Makati on Nov. 6.

The incidence of involuntary hunger continues its downward trend among the poorest Filipino households, with 300,000 family-beneficiaries eating better under the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

State weather bureau PAGASA issued a yellow rainfall warning on Monday morning, July 21, for Metro Manila and several surrounding provinces — alerting residents to prepare for potential flooding as the southwest monsoon brings heavy downpours acr...

This marks Marcos’ fifth visit to the US since taking office in 2022 and his first official meeting with Trump since the latter returned to the White House in January.

Amid concerns over budget cuts, President Marcos has deferred the signing of the proposed 2025 General Appropriations Act to give way to “a rigorous and comprehensive review,” Malacañang said yesterday.

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday, September 2 said that its personnel are on alert for electricity service concerns triggered by Tropical Storm Enteng (International name: Yagi).

Malacañang suspended all government work in the National Capital Region on Monday, September 2, due to the inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi). 

The southwest monsoon or habagat is expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms to Batanes and the Babuyan Islands on Sunday as it affects extreme northern Luzon, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Yulo's trainer and coach will also receive P10 million in cash incentives for his two gold medal finishes in the men's vault exercise finals and the vault exercise finals. 

To cushion the blow of losing billions in revenue from banning Philippines offshore gaming operators (POGOs), a House of Representatives leader on Tuesday proposed for the government to tap into the earnings of another troubled gambling industry: sabon...

The House of Representatives will grant Carlos Yulo P6 million in cash incentives after his double gold-medal finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Thanks to Carlos Yulo's double gold-medal finish, the Philippines moved up 10 places from 31st to 21st of 184 teams in the medal rankings at the 2024 Paris Olympics overnight on Monday.

Kindhearted donors once again heeded the call of The Philippine STAR’s Operation Damayan to raise funds for families that were affected by Super Typhoon Carina last week, with donations and pledges amounting to more than P1 million thus far.

The Department of Health on Friday notified the public about the types of medicines covered by the government's price freeze on essential items in areas hit by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.

While it's unlikely, PAGASA has not ruled out the possibility that the LPA will develop into a tropical cyclone by Sunday.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center is taking seriously the reports on GCash data breach.

The Jollibee group of companies on Saturday reported to the National Privacy Commission a possible breach of their data affecting 11 million "data subjects," mostly customers.

Authorities called on the public to participate in the national simultaneous earthquake drill to be held on Friday (June 28) at 2 p.m. as part of the government's efforts to prepare for the "Big One." 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed into law a measure that creates the new Negros Island Region.

The Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission is investigating a potential internal leak following a recent "compromised" raid on the sprawling Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator compound in Porac, Pampanga. 

Controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy evaded arrest on Monday after armed police personnel stormed the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City and did not find him there.

Different parts of the country can expect a damp Monday as the state weather bureau said that the southwest monsoon (habagat) and the easterlies will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms within the day. 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected a proposal to equip Philippine ships patrolling the West Philippine Sea with water cannons in response to China's aggressive actions against the country's vessels.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has agreed to tag as urgent proposed changes to the controversial Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) that would allow the National Food Authority to sell cheap rice in the markets again. 

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) maintained the Philippines has not made any deals with China concerning the Ayungin Shoal after Beijing claimed that Manila had agreed on a "new model" for handling their territorial dispute.

The Philippine National Police will send around 8,500 of its personnel to “secure” two commemorations of the anniversary of the EDSA People Power uprising on February 25.

In an advisory, the DOH said that such endorsements are “fake, misleading, and unauthorized by the department or any of its affiliate organizations.”

Six soldiers and at least one Islamist militant have been killed in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said Monday, as security forces hunted down fighters believed to have bombed a Catholic mass last December.

The floods and landslides impacted 216 facilities, bringing the cost of infrastructure damage to P1.19 billion.

Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas criticized the government’s alleged inaction toward the destructive activities of foreign vessels in Philippine waters. 

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. should bear more of the costs of hospitalization, including the medical bills and doctors’ fees incurred by patients admitted in private hospitals, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday.

Upto P150 million in financial assistance has been endorsed by Speaker Martin Romualdez for flood victims in Davao region.

Sen. Bong Go stressed the need for better health care after a recent OCTA Research survey showed that health is the Filipinos’ top concern.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday that his trip to Vietnam this week aims to strengthen maritime cooperation with the Philippines' key Southeast Asian partner. 

Entrepreneurship advocacy group Go Negosyo and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) signed an agreement that will soon give small farmers a better chance at scaling up.

Chinese media reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone call with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo that the relationship between China and Manila “now stands at a crossroads.” 

Sen. Loren Legarda thanked Quezon City District 2 Councilor Mikey Belmonte for the Murang Bigas Handog Pangkabuhayan program, which provided residents with P20,000 worth of affordable rice for their startup business.

Now open to full foreign ownership, the renewable energy sector is ripe for picking as a viable investment, President Marcos said yesterday as he invited Japan and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to give it a try, along wi...