The Senate cannot afford further delays in constructing its new building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City as this might entail additional costs, Senator Nancy Binay said Monday.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Monday it has launched a mental health crisis hotline for people who are struggling with their mental health. 

Former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. has been released from preventive detention in Becora Prison in Dili, Timor Leste, his camp said Monday.

Meralco on Monday conducted its anti-urban blight operations along E. Ragas St in Pateros today by removing unauthorized and illegal 'spaghetti wires' attached to their posts.

The snap election called by Macron after a loss to the far-right in European Parliament elections would be the most consequential legislative vote in France's history, an official said.

A lawmaker has renewed his call for the passage of a measure that will allow government to buy rice from local farmers at higher prices amid the looming reduction of tariff for imported rice.

Ombudsman Samuel Martires has ordered the suspension of seven Marikina City Engineering Department personnel of up to six months over alleged solicitation of bribes in exchange for issuance of a building permit.

The Philippines and New Zealand on Monday agreed to elevate their existing cooperation on political and security matters as well as to open new areas for trade and investment, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Monday.

The Rapid Deployment Team and water filtration truck deployed by the Office of Civil Defense to provide clean water to evacuees affected by the lahar flow in La Carlota City and La Castella arrived in Negros Occidental Monday morning. 

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday warned local barangay officials not to take advantage of the cash assistance provided by the national government to beneficiaries.

The Department of Health (DOH) has refuted that an individual from Central Visayas died due to infectious disease mpox, which was formerly called Monkeypox.

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Monday called on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to ensure a stable energy infrastructure for the public. 

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment.

Around 500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison were transferred to the Davao Prison and Penal Farm over the weekend, according to the Bureau of Corrections.

A volcanic earthquake and six rockfall events were recorded in Mayon Volcano in Albay province in the past 24 hours, PHIVOLCS said Monday.

Lai Ching-te became Taiwan's new president on Monday, facing an angry and deeply suspicious China that believes he is a "separatist", and a fractious parliament.

Arestado ang magbayaw na tandem umano sa pagnanakaw ng mga electric meter sa Quezon City.

The water level in Angat Dam dipped to its minimum operating level on Sunday, according to the update of state weather bureau PAGASA.

Three people were killed when a military truck fell off a ravine in Barangay Andap in New Bataan, Davao de Oro, Unang Balita reported on Monday.

Napa-"sana all" na lang ang mga netizen sa kakaibang pahiyas o banderitas sa Agawan Festival ng Sariaya, Quezon.

A helicopter carrying Iranian Pres. Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site.

Uncertainty hung over the fate of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi after state media said his helicopter had an accident on Sunday in poor weather in a western province.

Patay ang isang babae at dalawang pamangkin nito matapos sila hampasin ng dos por dos ng kanyang live-in partner sa Barangay Pulang Lupa Dos, Las Piñas City.

Snatcher steals bag through car's open window

President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, with some students to turn their backs to him as his backing of Israel riles college graduations across the US.

Dengue cases in the country decreased in the remaining two weeks of April amid more frequent thunderstorms and rainshowers, the Department of Health reported Sunday.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters.

Over 200 families or more than 900 individuals were displaced when a landslide hit a barangay in Mainit, Surigao del Norte.

Dalawang sundalo ang patay matapos tamaan ng kidlat sa Lubuagan, Kalinga, ayon sa ulat ng Unang Balita nitong Martes.

A graduate of St. Jude College-Dasmariñas, Cavite achieved the highest score in the Philippine nurses licensure examination held earlier this month.

Sugatan ang isang babaeng nagdya-jogging sa gilid ng kalsada matapos siyang tamaan ng isang motorsiklo na sumemplang makaraang sumagi sa isa ring motorsiklo sa Mangaldan, Pangasinan.

Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks headed for Gaza, strewing food packages on the road in the latest incident as Israel pledged to allow uninterrupted humanitarian supplies in.

Tuloy umano ang paglalayag ng civilian mission sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) sa kabila ng ulat na may malaking bilang ng mga Chinese vessel ang patungo sa Scarborough Shoal.

Itinapon na lang ng isang magsasaka sa Isabela ang nasa 3,000 kilo ng ani niyang mangga matapos na mahinog nang ibiyahe sa Metro Manila at hindi na maibenta.

Isang bata na isinilang umano na bingi ang nagkaroon ng pandinig matapos isailalim sa gene therapy sa England.

A farmer in San Mateo, Isabela was forced to throw away around 3,000 kilos of ripe mangoes due to a supply surplus, according to a report by EJ Gomez on Monday's Saksi.

The bereaved families of a couple who were found dead at a condominium in Davao City are calling for justice after an initial theory pointed to suicide.

At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, officials said.