Former president Rodrigo Duterte might make a political comeback should his daughter, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, be impeached over the controversial P125-million confidential fund that she reportedly spent in just 11 days.

Commercial establishments cannot deprive senior citizens and persons with disabilities their 20-percent discount just because their products and services are on “promos.”

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla will sign this week a letter asking the government of Timor-Leste to turn over expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is facing several murder charges and has been designated as a terrorist i...

A high-level US trade and investment mission formed by President Joe Biden will arrive in the country in March next year to explore business opportunities in the Philippines, according to President Marcos.

China has admitted carrying out reclamation and dredging activities in the South China Sea – but only on its “own” territory, Beijing’s foreign ministry said yesterday.

The Commission on Elections may come out today with the decision on whether or not to disqualify technology provider Smartmatic from joining future poll automation projects.

At least 113 aftershocks were recorded after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco yesterday apologized to senators over the inappropriate behavior of an official who texted the senators to ask for VIP treatment for the Department of Tourism in the budget deliberations.

Senators are eyeing an additional P2 billion to finance the government’s supplementary feeding program next year to meet the nutritional needs of 1.8 million kids in public daycare and development centers.

Philippine bet Michelle Dee concluded her Miss Universe 2023 journey in the Top 10 during coronation night Saturday in El Salvador.  

At least 59 Filipinos in Lebanon, who signed up to avail themselves of the Philippine government’s voluntary mass repatriation, were not allowed to return to the country due to their current contractual obligations.

Drug kingpins who have been lording it over national penitentiaries for decades may soon spend more years behind bars once a measure at the House of Representatives is approved and concurred in by the Senate.

The chief of the Department of Science and Technology’s nuclear unit, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, hailed the separate initiatives of two of the country’s blue-chip conglomerates, Meralco and the Aboitiz Group, on the potential adoption o...

In this Flanders town in Belgium known for its strong local beer Duvel lies the vaccine manufacturing site of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, making its factory the center in the COVID-19 vaccine race.

When it comes to creating an enchanting Christmas destination in the metro, Filinvest City has been successfully rekindling the holiday spirit for over seven years.

Malacañang has issued proclamations declaring special non-working days in various parts of the country, mostly commemorating founding anniversaries and local festivals.

Over P150 million has been earmarked under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 to gather information on basic and functional literacy rates and educational skills qualifications, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.

The Commission on Elections received three awards at the 19th International Electoral Affairs Symposium Awards Ceremony recently held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte need not appear before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office on Dec. 4 to answer its summons for a preliminary investigation on the criminal complaint of grave threat filed against him by ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Fran...

Retail prices of rice have increased by at least P6 per kilo compared to the prevailing price a month ago as cost of the grains continued its uptrend, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.

About 60 percent of Filipinos reside in low-lying places and are highly at risk amid the threat of climate change, according to an official of the Climate Change Commission.

An alleged large-scale onion smuggler was arrested in Batangas recently, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced yesterday.

The retail price of round scad or galunggong, once considered a “poor man’s fish,” was up by P40 per kilo based on monitoring of the Department of Agriculture in Metro Manila markets.

The military officially ended yesterday its 12-day training program aimed at enhancing inter-operability among the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy.

Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has filed a bill seeking free freight services for organizations that are transporting “emergency goods and donated articles” to areas hit by disasters or placed under a state of calamity.

Former vice president Leni Robredo introduced former senator Leila de Lima to a representative from Amnesty International during their reunion in Naga, Camarines Sur on Thursday morning.

The Department of Budget and Management has started releasing nearly P70 billion in bonuses and cash gifts for government workers.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte honored the former vice presidents of the country yesterday for supposedly “strengthening” the Office of the Vice President and bringing it closer to the Filipino people.

Former senator Richard Gordon has objected to the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that the Senate Blue Ribbon committee committed grave abuse of discretion in citing Pharmally officials in contempt.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla thinks former senator Leila de Lima will likely be acquitted in her remaining drug case after a Muntinlupa court granted her bail on Nov. 13.

A shear line will bring rain over some parts of the country as state meteorologists are monitoring a low-pressure area that may enter the Philippine area of responsibility in the next days.

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change Ian Fry yesterday recommended to the government the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, adding th...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been asked to clarify its guidelines and directives related to the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) federation elections to ensure smooth transition.

Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio led other legal professionals yesterday in filing a petition asking the SC to declare the allocation, release and disbursement of confidential funds as unconstitutional.

eachers and students of state universities and colleges yesterday called on the Senate to restore the P6 billion slashed from SUCs’ budget for 2024 and instead realign some P9 billion in confidential and intelligence funds of several government agencie...

Despite the Philippines being a secular state, the Commission on Human Rights may receive a “zero budget” next year after four male senators questioned the CHR’s position supporting a bill that decriminalizes abortion in the Philippines.