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The Commission on Elections is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of bribery against former Comelec chief Andres Bautista.

Caritas Manila, the social services arm of the Archdiocese of Manila, boasts a total of 1,589 graduates for school year 2022-2023 under its Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP).

The Sandiganbayan has cleared Janet Lim-Napoles and former lawmaker Edgar Valdez of plunder, a case that stemmed from the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance fund or PDAF of the latter.

As President Marcos prepares to visit Saudi Arabia this month, the Department of Migrant Workers confirmed yesterday the killing of Filipina worker Marjorette Garcia.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue is having a hard time recruiting and keeping professionals, especially lawyers and accountants, due to uncompetitive salaries compared with other government agencies, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui told a Senate panel yes...

The Philippines and South Korea discussed ways to enhance multilateral cooperation on democracy, open government partnership and other areas of mutual interest.

After completing 30 days of military training, Philippine Airlines president and chief operating officer Stanley Ng is now a full-fledged reservist of the Philippine Air Force.

The suspension of pass-through fees will not only bring down logistics costs but also ensure faster delivery of products, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

Farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. president Danilo Fausto yesterday backed the possible appointment of fishing tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as next secretary of the Department of Agriculture..

Davao City appears to be the biggest spender of confidential funds among the country’s cities and municipalities between 2016 and 2022 when it was still under mayor Sara Duterte, who is now the Vice President, Commission on Audit (COA) records showed.

Tropical storm Jenny may intensify into a severe tropical storm today and reach typhoon category by tomorrow, as it makes its way towards the Philippine landmass.

Local government units need confidential funds as they regularly deal with peace and order problems in communities, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said yesterday.

The Philippine Coast Guard will need the help of Filipino scientists to assess the damage allegedly made by Chinese vessels to the corals and other marine resources in the West Philippine Sea.

President Marcos has approved the release of about P12.7 billion to help 2.3 million farmers cope with the challenges confronting the agriculture sector.

President Marcos has reappointed Teodoro Herbosa as secretary of the Department of Health, and named former military chief Andres Centino as presidential assistant for maritime concerns.

The House of Representatives committee on games and amusement has sought the approval of the whole chamber for a proposed bill prohibiting online placing of bets for all lotto games, a system that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) had wa...

Consumers should expect a decrease in prices of basic commodities after President Marcos ordered local government units to stop collecting “pass-through” fees from motor vehicles transporting goods or merchandise, a truckers group said on Saturday.

The Philippines has welcomed over four million foreign travelers as of the near-end of September, announced the Department of Tourism.

Experts from the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences on Friday said that the fossils of gastropods discovered in Masungi Georeserve’s limestones in Baras, Rizal could be the “first and oldest” fossil record of its ki...

Around 10 agencies will be affected by the plan of the House of Representatives to realign allocations under the confidential funds, according to House committee on appropriations senior vice chair Stella Luz Quimbo.

PAGASA reported on Saturday that Jenny has intensified into a tropical storm as it threatens the extreme Northern Luzon and northeastern mainland Cagayan with a possible landfall.

More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the implementation of the K-12 program, a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations showed.

A mixed movement in pump prices is expected next week, with gasoline poised for a hefty rollback while diesel could see a slight increase.

About nine in every 10 Filipinos prefer the old school calendar that begins in the month of June and ends in March, a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations showed.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

The Commission on Elections began filing disqualification cases yesterday against candidates in the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections accused of engaging in premature campaigning.

Follow this page for updates on "Jenny," the tenth tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte remains mum on the realignment of P650 million in proposed confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education for 2024 to other agencies involved in security and intell...

To boost the government’s “zero hunger” campaign, President Marcos launched on Friday the Food Stamp Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga region.

The Senate is looking into the impacts of reclamation activities on coastal and marine ecosystems and communities, and the permitting process for these projects after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of 22 reclamation pr...

Domestic pump prices are expected to fluctuate due to external factors impacting global oil prices, according to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla.

 It is China that is provoking the Philippines into resisting Beijing’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday.

The University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute is spearheading the formation of the National Academic Research Fleet that will allow the country to pursue a systematic conduct of marine research in all its seas.

The government is likely to meet next week to discuss the implementation and lifting of the price caps on rice, according to the National Economic and Development Authority.

Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday defended her office’s spending of P125 million in confidential funds late last year, insisting that it was spent in 19 days.

President Marcos has signed into law a national employment master plan that aims to solve unemployment, jobs-skills mismatch and other labor market challenges as well as boost workers’ competitiveness.

After sari-sari store owners and rice retailers, President Marcos is not discounting the possibility of granting P15,000 in cash aid to farmers gravely hit by El Niño, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said yesterday.