Former President Rodrigo Duterte appears to be at the “center” of a “grand criminal enterprise” to wage a brutal war on drugs to enable and to profit from the very same scourge he had openly and strongly campaigned to eliminate, according to a prelimin...
A commuter group on Friday called on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to uniformly enforce government-mandated discounts for students, senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) across all digital ride-hailing pl...
Human-induced climate change fueled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making landfall, a new study said on Thursday. Five typhoons and a tropical storm hit the Phil...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said benefits provided by Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) would continue with or without a subsidy from the 2025 national budget, which was approved by the bicameral conference committee on Wednes...
The head of the Senate panel that deliberated on the P6.352-trillion national budget clarified on Friday that the annual spending program of the Department of Education (DepEd) next year had actually increased by P20 billion. In the final version of th...
Kyle Christian Tutor of the University of the Philippines (UP) topped the 2024 bar exam, with three other graduates from the state university also making it to the Top 10. Tutor, who finished political science also at UP before taking up law, led the 3...
A Quezon City court has ordered Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz, both commentators at Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), to pay TV journalist Atom Araullo a total of P2 million in civil damages for “abusing” their right to free speech when t...
OpenAI on Friday posted screenshots showing that Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, pushed for the company to have a for-profit structure as far back as 2017.
A Quezon City Court on Friday acquitted model Althea Altamirano of conspiring to murder her friend and fellow model Julie Ann Rodelas in November 2012. But Judge Caridad Lutero of Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 223 convicted Altamirano’s...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted 48 infrastructure projects of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center from the ban on public works during next year’s election period. Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia told reporters via Viber on ...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated his repeated commitment to transform the military into a “world-class force” as he presided over the joint graduation rites of the officer candidates schools of the armed services. But the Commander in Chief, a...
Government employees, military and uniformed personnel can look forward to slightly fatter pockets in time for the holidays after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave the go-signal for the payout of a one-time bonus not exceeding P20,000. The President...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged for the passage of a measure seeking to safeguard the rights of passengers using taxis and tourist car transport services, especially during the holiday season. In pushing for Senate Bill No. 819, Gatchalian emph...
With a deep legacy of winemaking dating back thousands of years, Israel is now eager to share its fine bottles with Filipino wine lovers and travelers, according to Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss. “The Philippine market has matured, in my opinion. So it...
The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk"s Tesla TSLA.O, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government"s ability to investigate and re...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire revealed in a social media post on Thursday.
Asian economies are resilient enough to ride out turbulence, International Monetary Fund economists said, underscoring the importance of taking turmoil in stride at a time when the region faces various internal risks in addition to Donald Trump’s retur...
Older adults whose cholesterol levels fluctuate from year to year may face an increased risk for dementia and cognitive decline compared to people whose cholesterol levels remain more stable, new research finds.
OSLO, Norway—A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki described on Tuesday the agony he witnessed in 1945, including the charred corpses of his loved ones and the ruins of his city, as he accepted this year’s...
I just got back from Japan a few days ago with my wife, daughter and granddaughter to have our first experience of autumn. While there, I didn’t buy anything for myself. Instead I brought home five smooth pebble stones as mementos.
THE University of the East (UE) is offering fast-tracked, business-based baccalaureate programs that will enable students to earn a college degree in three academic years.
AMB. Ilan Fluss of Israel, together with the Shalom Club, marked the holiday season by bringing joy to daycare children across Licab, Nueva Ecija during the “Ngayong Pasko, Salo Tayo 2024” and Municipal Children’s Month festivities.
THE Asian Institute of Management (AIM) opened on November 26 its highly anticipated “First Gen-EDC Innovation Lab:” a state-of-the-art facility designed to empower students with the skills and tools needed to thrive in the digital age.
AMB. Kazuya Endo recently welcomed the 11th batch of Nihongo Partners to the Embassy of Japan. The 10 Japanese language teachers were accompanied by representatives of the Japan Foundation Manila led by its director Ben Suzuki.
THERE is a huge need to implement a major shift to develop and support new startups outside the National Capital Regions, according to a Cebu-based technopreneur.