A lawyer for proponents of the third impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is open to having discussions with the legal team of two other petitioners, as proposed by ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro.

The Philippines should address this year the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity, according to Sen. Loren Legarda.

Former Senate president Franklin Drilon raised alarm over the staggering P731.4 billion in pork barrel allocations across 2024 and 2025, a massive amount that has largely remained unchecked.

As part of government efforts to bring down the retail price of rice, the move of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to remove branding on rice will proceed, despite warnings that it could further sow confusion.

The vice president and past presidents of the country are no longer part of the National Security Council, under a new executive order issued by President Marcos to ensure that the NSC could “adapt to evolving challenges.”

Candidates in the midterm polls are banned from payout areas for the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development,  to insulate AKAP from politicians, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said yesterday.

Two to eight tropical cyclones could form within the Philippine area of responsibility in the first half of this year, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The Department of Health (DOH) has dismissed reports circulating on social media about an alleged international health concern.

Following a recent rollback, motorists can expect fuel prices to increase in the second week of the year.

Citing security concerns, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is calling for a probe into the submersible drone recently found in Masbate.

After four months of hearings, officials of the quad committee of the House of Representatives recommended yesterday the filing of charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and seven others for alleged extrajudicial killings during his term.

After 14 years on death row in Indonesia and being nearly executed by firing squad for drug trafficking, Mary Jane Veloso came home to the Philippines yesterday and was welcomed by the embrace of her family.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. has rejected the idea of implementing another holiday truce with the New People’s Army during the holiday season.

In 2015, then justice secretary Leila de Lima was one of three Cabinet officials who, together with then president Benigno Aquino III, appealed to Indonesia to spare Mary Jane Veloso from execution.

Politicians, especially those running in next year’s elections, are not allowed to distribute any form of financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the DSWD spokesperson said yesterday.

The government will apply forfeiture laws in seizing assets of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), as authorities rush to shut down the illegal entities before the end of the year, according to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.?

Tropical Depression Querubin has weakened into a low-pressure area, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration yesterday said that rains will persist amid its interaction with other weather systems, particular...

Two brothers of Sen. Raffy Tulfo are still the most preferred candidates for the Senate in the latest voter preference survey by polling firm Tangere.

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.

The House Quad Committee recommended on Wednesday, December 18, the filing of crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies for his war on drugs and its alleged incentivized extrajudicial killings. 

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Several local government units have suspended classes on Thursday, September 5, due to continuous inclement weather brought by tropical cyclone Enteng (international name: Yagi) and  the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat.

Congressmen want to restore the proposed P49.7-billion 2025 budget of the Commission on Elections, which the Department of Budget and Management slashed by P14.2 billion.

The Philippines won several awards in the Asia edition of the 2024 World Travel Awards, held for the first time in the country.

Rice imports are starting to pick up steam, with arrivals reaching almost half a million metric tons nearly two months after the government reduced tariffs to 15 percent.

President Marcos assured Filipinos on Wednesday that he is in the pink of health as he laughed off rumors claiming he was hospitalized.?

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. denied Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s claim that President Marcos seems to have been deceived as Philippine offshore gaming operators are said to be still operating in the country despite the presidential directive.

Public schools nationwide have lost more than 30,000 teachers and teaching-related personnel during the last full term of Vice President Sara Duterte as the secretary of the Department of Education last year, according to the latest report from the Com...

A 64-year-old warden of the Davao penal colony who is set to retire in November virtually tagged former president Rodrigo Duterte as the mastermind in the alleged killing of three convicted Chinese drug traffickers in August 2016.

Amid criticisms over lack of enough warnings on Tropical Storm Enteng, President Marcos directed yesterday officials of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to be more “dynamic” in making forecasts and issui...

As a precautionary measure against mpox, the Department of Health has advised sexually active people to practice virtual sex.

Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi) made landfall in the vicinity of Aurora, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

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).

A ship caught fire in Navotas City after a collision with another vessel in the midst of Tropical Storm “Enteng” and the southwest monsoon, said the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2.

Weather bureau PAGASA is monitoring a weather system that can develop into a tropical cyclone within the next two weeks, after Tropical Storm Enteng has lashed the Philippines.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 3 the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 2 due to "increasing unrest."

New Zealand has joined other nations in calling out China's "dangerous" actions in the South China Sea after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine ship over the weekend — the latest in a series of confrontations in the tense waterways.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2 estimated that there are 2,209 passengers stranded across Calabarzon, Bicol and Eastern Visayas due to Tropical Storm “Enteng”.

Courts across the Philippines suspended work due to the inclement weather brought on by Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi).