Former ranking police officer and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma left the country last November 7, according to a report by ABS-CBN. Garma reportedly flew to Washington, DC in the United States with her daught...

Philippine Army and Australian Army troops strengthened interoperability as they wrapped up Exercise Kasangga during a closing ceremony at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur. Acting Army Chief Maj. Gen. Leodevic B. Guinid, who served as the Gues...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that US-Philippine relations will remain stable following the recent election win of President-elect Donald Trump. “I don’t think it will change,” Mr. Marcos told re...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. dismissed any alleged loopholes in the recently signed Executive Order No. 74, which bans Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. President Marcos firmly stated that POGOs canno...

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday condemned the brutal physical violence supposedly committed by a youth official from the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and his accomplice that led to the tragic death of a 15-year-old.  “The CHR in the N...

The first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) scheduled for next year cannot be deferred, according to a Supreme Court official on Tuesday. SC spokesperson Camille Sue Mae Ting made this rema...

Washington, United States—President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state, The New York Times reported Monday night. It quoted three people as saying that the decision is not final, but that Trump...

The troops of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division participated in a Customer Service Orientation at Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City. The training was designed to enhance soldiers’ skills in effectively engaging with the public, with ...

Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory is keenly felt. More than 75 leaders are expected in Baku over two days bu...

But Senate lukewarm to House proposal for bicameral hearing A lawmaker on Monday proposed a joint probe of Senate and House of Representatives on the drug war-related extrajudicial killings during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte....

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday the department is studying potential legal action following Vice President Sara Duterte’s “disturbing” two-hour rant last week. This after Duterte publicly threatened to exhume the remains of the late...

The military has put its manpower and other resources at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) disposal should extra muscle be needed to rescue kidnapped American vlogger Elliot Eastman from his armed captors. Eastman was abducted by four men from his...

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday vowed that the country remains committed to protecting its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. He made this commitment during his remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the exhibit “War of Ou...

After more than two decades, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured the conviction of 17 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants who abducted 21 individuals of various nationalities from a posh diving resort in Sipadan Island, Malaysia. In April 2000, th...

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo yesterday presented the ongoing efforts of the Supreme Court (SC) in capitalizing on the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance court performance and assist individuals representing themselves in ...

The Sandiganbayan convicted former Maguindanao governor Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan of graft and malversation over irregularities in the disbursement of P400 million intended for the construction and rehabilitation of several farm-to-market roads in the ...

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Turkish passport holders await registration yesterday at a hotel in the BIEL area of Beirut’s waterfront, ahead of their evacuation from war-torn Lebanon on Turkish Navy ships at the Beirut port.
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• Seeks early conclusion of Code of Conduct on SCS • Says ‘regrettable’ WPS remained ‘tense, unchanged’ • Urges ASEAN to fight illegal acts of external powers President Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the West Philippi...

A key administrator of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) confessed to California prosecutors her involvement in arranging fraudulent marriages to defraud the United States government. Marissa Duenas, the KOJC human resources manager in charge of opera...

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has set its sights on “around 58 to 200” illegal Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) who are still doing business in the country in defiance to President Marcos’ ban. “We are still recei...

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed the arrival of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who signed up for repatriation from war-torn Lebanon this weekend.  In a press conference held in Malacañang, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said 192 ...

Local oil companies are expected to implement a substantial price increases next week to reflect the direction the world oil market taken amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. A top executive at Jetti Petroleum forecasts an oil price hike of P2....

Author Han Kang became on Thursday the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterized by the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events. Han is best known for her book “The Vegetarian...

The KADIWA ng Pangulo program is set to launch its Rice-for-All initiative this week, offering well-milled rice at a lower price of P43 per kilo. “The vision is to lower the price of this staple food under the Rice-for-All program to the most affordabl...

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday clarified it is not recommending any particular sexual methodology amid the rise of mpox cases in the Philippines. This is in response to reports stating the Health Department is recommending virtual sex activit...

Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. and Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil bared Monday the conversations they had with Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, which made him surrender. Quiboloy an...