In 2015, then justice secretary Leila de Lima was one of three Cabinet officials who, together with then president Benigno Aquino III, appealed to Indonesia to spare Mary Jane Veloso from execution.

Politicians, especially those running in next year’s elections, are not allowed to distribute any form of financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the DSWD spokesperson said yesterday.

The government will apply forfeiture laws in seizing assets of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), as authorities rush to shut down the illegal entities before the end of the year, according to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.?

Tropical Depression Querubin has weakened into a low-pressure area, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration yesterday said that rains will persist amid its interaction with other weather systems, particular...

Two brothers of Sen. Raffy Tulfo are still the most preferred candidates for the Senate in the latest voter preference survey by polling firm Tangere.

Amid concerns over budget cuts, President Marcos has deferred the signing of the proposed 2025 General Appropriations Act to give way to “a rigorous and comprehensive review,” Malacañang said yesterday.

After four months of hearings, officials of the quad committee of the House of Representatives recommended yesterday the filing of charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and seven others for alleged extrajudicial killings during his term.

The House Quad Committee recommended on Wednesday, December 18, the filing of crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies for his war on drugs and its alleged incentivized extrajudicial killings. 

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Several local government units have suspended classes on Thursday, September 5, due to continuous inclement weather brought by tropical cyclone Enteng (international name: Yagi) and  the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat.

President Marcos assured Filipinos on Wednesday that he is in the pink of health as he laughed off rumors claiming he was hospitalized.?

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. denied Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s claim that President Marcos seems to have been deceived as Philippine offshore gaming operators are said to be still operating in the country despite the presidential directive.

Public schools nationwide have lost more than 30,000 teachers and teaching-related personnel during the last full term of Vice President Sara Duterte as the secretary of the Department of Education last year, according to the latest report from the Com...

A 64-year-old warden of the Davao penal colony who is set to retire in November virtually tagged former president Rodrigo Duterte as the mastermind in the alleged killing of three convicted Chinese drug traffickers in August 2016.

Amid criticisms over lack of enough warnings on Tropical Storm Enteng, President Marcos directed yesterday officials of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to be more “dynamic” in making forecasts and issui...

As a precautionary measure against mpox, the Department of Health has advised sexually active people to practice virtual sex.

Congressmen want to restore the proposed P49.7-billion 2025 budget of the Commission on Elections, which the Department of Budget and Management slashed by P14.2 billion.

The Philippines won several awards in the Asia edition of the 2024 World Travel Awards, held for the first time in the country.

Rice imports are starting to pick up steam, with arrivals reaching almost half a million metric tons nearly two months after the government reduced tariffs to 15 percent.

Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi) made landfall in the vicinity of Aurora, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday, September 2 said that its personnel are on alert for electricity service concerns triggered by Tropical Storm Enteng (International name: Yagi).

A ship caught fire in Navotas City after a collision with another vessel in the midst of Tropical Storm “Enteng” and the southwest monsoon, said the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2.

Weather bureau PAGASA is monitoring a weather system that can develop into a tropical cyclone within the next two weeks, after Tropical Storm Enteng has lashed the Philippines.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 3 the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 2 due to "increasing unrest."

New Zealand has joined other nations in calling out China's "dangerous" actions in the South China Sea after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine ship over the weekend — the latest in a series of confrontations in the tense waterways.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 2 estimated that there are 2,209 passengers stranded across Calabarzon, Bicol and Eastern Visayas due to Tropical Storm “Enteng”.

Courts across the Philippines suspended work due to the inclement weather brought on by Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi).

Several regions are warned of possible floods and landslides due to the effects of Tropical Storm “Enteng” and the southwest monsoon on Monday (September 2).

Malacañang suspended all government work in the National Capital Region on Monday, September 2, due to the inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng (international name: Yagi). 

All police officers are now required to respond to 911 emergency calls within three minutes, according to Philippine National Police chief Rommel Marbil.

The Supreme Court said it has not received any information regarding a potential warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court for former President Rodrigo Duterte and other officials.

The Philippine government on Saturday repatriated 13 overseas Filipino workers, including three children, from Lebanon, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 3 the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 2 due to "increasing unrest."

China has lodged a diplomatic protest with the Philippine government over the Philippine Coast Guard’s anchoring of the BRP Teresa Magbanua at Escoda Shoal.

A lawmaker said that the former Bureau of Customs security officer, who implicated Davao City Rep. Paolo “Polong” Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio, in drug smuggling, is not yet considered a state witness.

The Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito dos Santos Freitas is set to visit the Philippines from August 19 to 21, 2024.

The southwest monsoon or habagat is expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms to Batanes and the Babuyan Islands on Sunday as it affects extreme northern Luzon, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

The Department of Budget and Management is urging government agencies to further ramp up their spending of the 2024 budget to improve the delivery of public goods and services.

The low-pressure area last detected in the northern part of the country has exited the Philippine area of responsibility, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.