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...

Google Philippines yesterday announced the launch by Google Cloud of a free artificial intelligence skills development course to help bring AI and machine learning education to Filipinos.

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.

The House of Representatives has officially removed from its roll of members the An Waray party-list after the Commission on Elections disqualified the group for allegedly violating the law governing sectoral representatives in Congress.

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.”

According to the state weather bureau, the southwest monsoon or habagat will affect southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, while the trough or extension of an LPA will affect the rest of Luzon. 

President Marcos expressed optimism yesterday that the harvesting of palay or unhusked rice would lower rice prices as he expressed readiness to ease rice price controls once the market prices of the food commodity go down.

The Marcos administration stepped up the promotion of its “Bagong Pilipinas” governance brand yesterday, as it launched a government service delivery program named after the campaign, while emphasizing the need to unite and to adapt to the changes in t...

The United Nations is supporting the peace and development campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

The government is not planning to implement a fishing ban, President Marcos clarified yesterday, saying what he meant in making such an announcement earlier was prohibiting the catching of fish in areas where they are breeding.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo held a trilateral meeting in New York with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko to ensure cooperation in establishing a rules-based order in the South and East China s...

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has urged education policymakers and experts to address the challenges and “uncertainties” in the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in digital education.

The House of Representatives will grant the request of the National Irrigation Authority for additional funding amounting to P40 billion to finance its irrigation projects, Speaker Martin Romualdez said yesterday

A new World Bank report found the Philippines to have one of the most ineffective teaching practices in Southeast Asia, and past teacher training programs have failed to improve mastery of content.

Bayani Fernando, long-time public servant of Marikina City and former chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, died on Friday. He was 77.

Smog blanketing Metro Manila on Friday is due to air pollution from heavy vehicular traffic and not the volcanic smog emitted by Taal, government agencies said.

“Any crime committed upon a tourist is a crime against our country deserving of punishment to the fullest extent of the law,” the DOT said in a statement.

According to Memorandum Circular 32, all government work in the executive branch will be suspended from 3 p.m. onwards on Monday (September 25). 

Here are the latest updates on the volcano's activity and related events.

Several local government units announced the suspension of classes and work for Sept. 22, 2023 due to Taal's persistent emission of volcanic smog, also known as vog. 

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a warning on Friday as it monitored the presence of volcanic smog or vog at Taal Volcano in Batangas, causing concerns about potential health risks and harm to the environment.

The certification by President Marcos of the General Appropriations Bill of 2024 (House Bill 8980) as “urgent” will ensure its passage on time as the House of Representatives conducts plenary deliberations on government agencies’ proposed allocations, ...

The government is seriously considering lifting the cap on rice prices, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said yesterday as President Marcos and concerned officials are set to meet next week to review the implementation of the controversial measure which...

Manufacturers yesterday opposed the Department of Trade and Industry move to postpone price hikes for sardines and other basic commodities until next year after at least 14 increase requests had been filed.

Malacañang hopes the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Maharlika Investment Fund, as its constitutionality is challenged by critics of the administration.

Five provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao have experienced dry spell or three months of below normal rainfall due to El Niño.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn has expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for accepting the ASEAN chairmanship in 2026, a yearbefore actual duty in 2027 by regular rotation.