There is nothing wrong with deploying as many as 12,000 Philippine National Police personnel to secure today’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested 268 foreign fugitives in the first six months of the year, the agency reported yesterday, noting a four-fold increase compared to 69 apprehensions made during the same period in 2024.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lifted the number coding scheme on Monday, July 21, due to heavy rains and flooding caused by the southwest monsoon.

For the Philippine ambassador to the United States, there is no stopping the deportations. But Filipinos must be sent home, not elsewhere.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered Metro Manila’s major rail lines to offer free rides on Monday, July 21.

The Palace suspended classes and government work in Metro Manila and several other Luzon areas on Monday, June 21, due to inclement weather caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat). 

Even as the country continues to reel from Severe Tropical Storm Wipha (formerly Crising), another low-pressure area is brewing within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Monday, July 21.

Flooding incidents have been reported across several major roads in Metro Manila due to persistent heavy rainfall. 

While 800,000 were afffected, the storm and the monsoon have displaced 90,000 and killed five across 16 regions.

Motorists should brace for another round of fuel price hikes as high as P1.10 per liter starting Tuesday, July 22.

State weather bureau PAGASA issued a yellow rainfall warning on Monday morning, July 21, for Metro Manila and several surrounding provinces — alerting residents to prepare for potential flooding as the southwest monsoon brings heavy downpours acr...

This marks Marcos’ fifth visit to the US since taking office in 2022 and his first official meeting with Trump since the latter returned to the White House in January.

The low pressure area currently being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Tuesday, June 24.

Another low-pressure area formed on the western side of Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

With diesel price increases surging past P5 per liter amid the conflict in the Middle East, major oil firms are set to stagger this week’s scheduled fuel price hikes to soften the blow on consumers.

As conflict escalates in the Middle East and fuel prices surge, flag carrier Philippine Airlines is holding back on increasing fares and is hoping that the intensified conflict will be short-lived.

The Department of Budget and Management has approved the creation of the remaining 4,000 new teaching positions for the ongoing school year in a bid to boost manpower in public educational institutions.

The Department of Agriculture is holding off its plan to reduce by next month the maximum suggested retail price of imported premium rice by P2 per kilo, citing market volatilities due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, the Philippine government has suspended sending overseas Filipino workers to the two Middle Eastern countries.

Beating the deadline, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte submitted late yesterday afternoon her response to the summons of the Senate impeachment court “ad cautelam” or with caution.

Australia is on the list of countries being considered for the interim release of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte.

President Marcos is open to meeting with stakeholders to discuss the issues surrounding the Konektadong Pinoy bill, a proposed measure to boost internet access in the country that has triggered concerns over perceived security and regulatory ...

The House of Representatives’ committee on good government and public accountability has expressed cooperation with the preliminary investigation of the Office of the Ombudsman on the alleged P612.5 million corruption case of impeached Vice Presi...

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The Department of Agriculture is finalizing a draft bill aimed to restore certain functions of the National Food Authority particularly to ensure the P20 per kilo rice program of the Marcos administration would be sustained until the end of his te...

The Japan Coast Guard (JCG), the Philippine Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard conducted their first-ever joint maritime search and rescue in Japan on Friday, a milestone in regional cooperation, according to Japanese Ambassador Endo Kaz...

The Philippines yesterday condemned what it described as the unlawful and aggressive actions of the Chinese coast guard near Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea as it vowed to continue defending its sovereignty in the area.

The Philippines has great geographic significance in terms of any conflict that occurs in the Western Pacific, a United States defense official said.

Vice President Sara Duterte would effectively waive her right to answer the charges against her if she does not reply to the writ of summons issued by the Senate impeachment court, according to retired associate justice Antonio Carpio.

Today is the last day for Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the writ of summons issued by the Senate impeachment court, otherwise she loses the right to reply to the charges against her.

The Philippines has secured several business commitments expected to boost the country’s tourism, draw more foreign investment and create more jobs, President Marcos said yesterday upon his return from a working visit to Osaka.

A low-pressure area (LPA) has been spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility and is seen to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Sen. Robin Padilla filed a resolution seeking to shut down the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9, 2024.

House Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco clarifies why he withheld support for Romualdez’s speakership in the next Congress.

Filipinos in Los Angeles have been advised to take precautions and steer clear of "crowd build-ups" amid citywide riots against successive raids by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

During his first flag ceremony at the Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday, June 9, PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III referred to warrantless arrest in the new performance metric of policemen, which he described as the hardest part of the job of a police...

From classrooms to boardrooms, pressure mounts on the Senate to convene as impeachment court and try Vice President Sara Duterte.