The main harvest season for rice is 85 percent complete, farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So said yesterday, noting that well-milled rice could reach P52 per kilo in December amid the high farmgate price of palay.

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union has expressed concern over the death threats issued by former president Rodrigo Duterte against progressive lawmaker Rep. France Castro.

The Department of Education is urging schools to join the 18-day campaign to end violence against women this month.

Canada on Monday prohibited Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks.

The retail price of onions has decreased by P10 per kilo, with the cost of the red bulbs going down to P130 per kilo from the previous P140 per kilo, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Congress will convene for a special joint session after Undas to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his official visit to the Philippines from Nov. 3 to 4.

Office of Civil Defense administrator Ariel Nepomuceno has reaffirmed the OCD’s commitment to strengthen partnerships with the private sector during the board meeting of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation on Oct. 26 in Pasig City.

The series of raids conducted on warehouses containing hoarded and smuggled rice and the House of Representatives’ decision to realign confidential and intelligence funds away from civilian agencies were among the factors that improved the ratings of S...

The United States’ top diplomat underscored with his Chinese counterpart China’s dangerous and unlawful actions in the West Philippine Sea and reaffirmed commitments to the Philippines.

Calling the world “unfair” to the situation of Palestine, Palestinian Ambassador Saleh Mohammad said his country has been crying for 56 years of the occupation of their land.

Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Hanke Bruins Slot is in Manila for an official visit, the first in more than three decades, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. 

Filipino voters, most particularly families whose loved ones are overseas Filipino workers should vote today for candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections who have their interest in mind and truly understand their situation, a lawma...

Tributes have poured in from fellow cast members, friends from across the world of television and movies, the Canadian prime minister and Perry’s favorite ice hockey team.

President Marcos wants to buy locally manufactured construction materials for future state infrastructure projects, heeding the call of the private sector for the government to support the local industry. 

Top Chinese electric vehicle firms are looking to enter the ASEAN market, including the Philippines, to speed up the region’s transition toward cleaner energy.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has named Quezon City as the most business-friendly local government unit in the National Capital Region.

After the Philippines withdrew its request for official development assistance from China for a railway project, six other projects under ODA have also been delayed, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.

Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said that having too many poll watchers is a sign of vote buying and barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections candidates should follow the Commission on Elections resolution on the maximum number of poll watchers.

Filipino voters want to see healthcare and environmental projects, such as free medicines and sewerage clean-up, in the priorities of candidates running for the barangay and youth council elections.

The Bureau of Fire Protection sent around 1,000 of its personnel to 66 cemeteries in Metro Manila to ensure the safety of the public during the observance of Undas.

The Bangsamoro transportation and communications ministry and the local communities are now together trying to chart new routes for public vehicles here and overland arterial networks connecting the city to towns around.

The Commission on Elections issued a warning to candidates, telling them not to engage in vote-buying on the final day of campaign for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

It is the campaign season for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections or BSKE. 

The Department of Migrant Workers announced on Saturday the return of 60 overseas Filipino workers along with two infants from Israel. 

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 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources reported on Friday that nine areas have exceeded the permissible limit for Paralytic Shellfish Poison, commonly known as toxic red tide, as of October 26.

Oil firms are seen implementing a mixed movement in pump prices next week, with gasoline prices potentially extending its increases to a third straight week.

Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has visited Pag-asa Island, coinciding with the arrival of the M/V Panata research vessel of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute for its bi-annual research expedition to the Kalaya...

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Bong Go and Grace Poe made an official visit to the United Kingdom on Oct. 16-18 to strengthen relations with parliament counterparts in the UK.

he Philippines is open to consulting Saudi businesses on the structure of wealth funds, President Marcos said days after Malacañang suspended the implementation of the Maharlika Investment Fund to ensure that it would achieve its purpose.  

Transport groups have called on President Marcos to reinstate suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Teofilo Guadiz, calling him the “saving grace” of the Marcos administration.

The Supreme Court has ordered officials and personnel of the judiciary to strengthen cybersecurity measures to “minimize the risk of cyber threats” as it issued guidelines to be followed by courts on “proper cyber hygiene.”

Legislative work will continue at the House of Representatives despite accusations  hurled by former president Rodrigo Duterte, who was apparently offended by the chamber’s realignment of his daughter’s confidential funds, a House official said yesterd...

While the executive department is still “perfecting” the Maharlika Investment Fund, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III is calling for the immediate return of P75 billion to the government-run banks.