The Sandiganbayan has upheld its earlier decision dismissing another forfeiture case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his widow Imelda and their cronies.

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.

President Marcos defended yesterday the imposition of price caps on rice even as he ordered the increase in buffer stock of the staple in the National Food Authority warehouses across the country to ensure its affordability.

Flanked by officials who claimed that they “surrendered” to the government, the two environment activists who went missing in Bataan earlier this month accused the military of abduction and coercion.

Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday stood by the constitutionality of the Maharlika Investment Fund Act of 2023 after lawmakers asked the Supreme Court to void and stop the implementation of the MIF Law.

The National Bureau of Investigation filed on Monday a complaint against six unnamed suspects allegedly hoarding onions and engaging in profiteering in December last year.

Suspending the excise tax on petroleum products is expected to have serious repercussions on state coffers and on the overall economy, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno warned yesterday, dismissing the proposal from legislators as “short-sighted and il...

The Department of Information and Communications Technology yesterday defended its request for P300 million in confidential funds, saying it is crucial in the agency’s fight against scammers and cybercriminals.

The House of Representatives yesterday approved on second reading the military and uniformed personnel pension system reform bill, but removed a provision requiring active members to contribute to their pension.

Teachers who will serve in polling precincts and vote canvassing during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections should be protected and provided with legal assistance, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said yesterday.

President Marcos directed the Philippine National Police to keep the police force “free from any form of corruption and abuse” during the oath-taking of 57 newly promoted police generals at Malacañang yesterday.

In his message for the 123rd anniversary of the Civil Service Commission, President Marcos yesterday thanked the country’s 1.8 million civil servants “who work tirelessly and with excellence and integrity to deliver the quality service that all Filipin...

Austria has opened its doors to Filipino nurses, with local recruitment agencies reporting its addition to the list of countries hiring Filipino health care workers.

Groups criticized President Marcos for attending the F1 series in Singapore amid economic crisis in the country.

President Marcos took a break to read the greetings he received on his 66th birthday on Sept. 13, including those from children.

States must guarantee fundamental freedoms online and during use of digital technologies, United Nations and regional human rights experts said.

Two weeks after the confiscation of suspected smuggled imported rice worth P505 million in Bulacan, the Bureau of Customs failed to file charges against those involved, Sen. Francis Escudero said.

The UNODC cited an undercover operation in Pampanga in July last year, led by the Philippine National Police-Maritime Group (PNP-MG), that resulted in the confiscation of a Philippine serpent eagle and the arrest of several suspects who were attempting...

An ecumenical student group recently expressed its opposition to the proposal of the Department of Education (DepEd) to remove the term “Diktadurang Marcos,” referring to former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., from the Grade 6 curriculum.

Speaker Martin Romualdez is leaving it up to Harvard University to discuss reports that he had donated $2 million, saying the school has a policy with regard to such arrangements.

The Supreme Court hopes to release the results of the 2023 Bar examinations by early December.

President Marcos surprised a number of overseas Filipino workers spending Sunday time at the Lucky Plaza Mall in Singapore yesterday, the Presidential Communications Office said.

The Department of Education announced on Sunday that it will launch pilot implementation of the revised Kindergarten to Grade 10 (K-10) curriculum in basic education in various regions in the country, beginning on September 25. 

Pope Francis has removed a priest from Borongan, Eastern Samar, due to allegations of child sexual abuse, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.

Mindanao is expected to experience rain showers on Sunday due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone, while the southwest monsoon or habagat has slightly weakened in many parts of the Philippines.

The Development Bank of the Philippines has remitted its P25-billion contribution to the Maharlika Investment Fund ahead of the formal establishment of the corporation that will manage the country’s first sovereign wealth fund.

The Supreme Court announced Sunday that it is planning to release the results of the 2023 Bar exams in December. 

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and two Cabinet officials will lead the Philippine delegation to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City.

=The Philippines is ready to deploy its humanitarian contingent to quake-hit Morocco, the Office of Civil Defense said yesterday.

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.”

While the bureaucracy may have gone “a little bit out of control,” President Marcos has assured investors that efforts are underway to improve the ease of doing business in the Philippines.

Up to 2,956 police officers who might influence the outcome of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in their localities on Oct. 30 were reassigned outside their areas of responsibility, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday.

There is no reason to panic after the United States Department of Agriculture tagged the Philippines as the world’s top rice importer, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday amid the country’s dependence on imported gra...

With their latest show of hostilities in Philippine waters, it has become evident that Chinese maritime militia vessels were taking orders from the Chinese coast guard to stop any resupply mission for the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, Philippine C...

No way should the mandated SIM card registration be suspended just because of glitches that enabled fake ID cards to slip past its system, Sen. Grace Poe said yesterday as she urged telecommunication firms to make sure they do their part well in implem...

The proposed P5.678-trillion budget for next year has been submitted for plenary debates, which begin on Tuesday.