Marcos said hoarding and smuggling are the only factors driving up the prices of rice. But this runs contrary to the executive order he issued last week, which cited "global events" as other reasons driving up rice prices.

The Senate higher, technical and vocational education committee has issued a show cause order against officials of the University of Manila after they failed to show up to its hearing on Monday about alleged irregularities in its grading system.

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 16 ruled that the “prosecution miserably failed to prove the guilt of Kerwin Espinosa beyond reasonable doubt that he was in effective control and possession over the firearms or weapons and ammunition neither was...

Duterte also said that the surveillance activities funded by the OVP's confidential expenses had led to the arrest of a scammer posing as an OVP representative to “sell” livelihood projects in Bulacan.

The heavy rain and strong winds resulting from these weather disturbances have affected around 514,153 people in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas. 

The Manila International Airport Authority on Monday announced that some flights have been canceled due to unfavorable weather condition brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Hanna.

PAGASA reported Monday morning that Hanna was spotted 265 kilometers northwest of Itbayat in Batanes, with peak winds of 120 km per hour and gusts of up to 150 kph.  

Several local government units have announced a class suspension on September 4 due to the continuous rains caused by habagat and Typhoon Hanna.

Follow this page for updates on "Hannah" (international name: Haikui), the eighth tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility. 

President Marcos’ signing of Republic Act 11960, or the One Town, One Product Law is a perfect post-COVID pandemic law that would go a long way in helping micro, small and medium enterprises recover from the lingering effects of health crisis, Speaker ...