Aside from the prospect of Northern Luzon getting embroiled in a potential armed confrontation between China and Taiwan, the Philippines also has to deal with another source of tension at sea – Beijing’s possible enforcement beginning June 15 of a “mar...

President Marcos yesterday approved the expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to include pregnant and lactating women.

India is seeing enhanced cooperation with the Philippines in defense equipment supply, according to Delhi’s ministry of external affairs.

The Department of Budget and Management will conclude a study by the end of the month on a possible salary increase for government workers.

A low-pressure area spotted between the Visayas and Mindanao has dissipated, but the easterlies will continue to affect parts of the country today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Over 60 Philippine higher education institutions were named among the 300 most innovative schools in the world in the 2024 World University Rankings for Innovation, the Commission on Higher Education said on Monday.

Controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy evaded arrest on Monday after armed police personnel stormed the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City and did not find him there.

Here’s what the so-called “demolition job” against Vice Ganda teaches us about two common strategies used to attack a personality.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) said that the public should not question legitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) as they are monitored by the government and legally contribute their income.

The call to secede Mindanao triggered not just a flurry of controversy among Filipinos. It also fed a coordinated campaign by Chinese social media users to spread rumors of a supposed civil war in the Philippines caused by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr...

Different parts of the country can expect a damp Monday as the state weather bureau said that the southwest monsoon (habagat) and the easterlies will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms within the day. 

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."

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that will finally amend a 65-year-old law prohibiting foreign medical students who studied in the country from practicing the profession in their home country.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) yesterday reported an elevated volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano after it averaged 4,397 tons per day.

President Marcos has appointed career diplomat Raymond Balatbat as the new Philippine ambassador to Saudi Arabia, an official of the House of Representatives said.

Various farmers’ groups on Sunday demanded the immediate resignation of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved the lower tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected a proposal to equip Philippine ships patrolling the West Philippine Sea with water cannons in response to China's aggressive actions against the country's vessels.

Citing data from the Office of the Court Administrator, the SC said that case disposition rate of lower courts have increased in 2023.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has agreed to tag as urgent proposed changes to the controversial Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) that would allow the National Food Authority to sell cheap rice in the markets again. 

In the latest heat index bulletin of PAGASA, it said that 30 areas in the country will be under the “danger” classification, with temperatures ranging from 42°C to 47°C.

Fishers and environmentalists on Monday filed a complaint against the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources over reclamation and dredging projects in Manila Bay.

Some local government units and schools in the country have suspended their face-to-face classes due to the threat of scorching heat.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) maintained the Philippines has not made any deals with China concerning the Ayungin Shoal after Beijing claimed that Manila had agreed on a "new model" for handling their territorial dispute.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor Ejercito yesterday expressed elation over the long-overdue release of retirement pay for a total of 145 former employees of the government-run television network Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. or IBC-13.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) should come up with more granular and location-specific heat indexes to guide schools and local government units to remove the “arbitrariness” in class suspension...

Former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) chair Greco Belgica supports the proposal of Sen. Robinhood Padilla to amend the 1987 Constitution through a constitutional convention (con-con).

The Supreme Court has upheld a conviction of a woman guilty of child abuse due to remarks that attacked the character, reputation and dignity of a minor.

Asynchronous classes or distance learning will be implemented in all public schools nationwide from April 15 to 16, the Department of Education said. 

Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero apologized after his vehicle, equipped with a protocol plate for senators, was caught using the EDSA busway.

Migrant worker-sending Philippines has moved forward from the COVID-19 pandemic by posting a 55-year high in the number of deployed overseas Filipino workers.

The Philippines, United States and Japan condemned the “dangerous and aggressive” behavior of the People’s Republic of China in the South China Sea. 

Jeepney drivers are gearing up for another transport strike on Monday to express their dismay over President Marcos’ pronouncement that there will be no further extension of the franchise consolidation deadline on April 30.

Of 47,678 public schools nationwide, 5,844 suspended onsite classes yesterday due to extreme heat aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon.

A regional trial court in Pasig City yesterday ordered the arrest of fugitive Apollo Quiboloy for the non-bailable offense of qualified human trafficking.

An administration lawmaker is urging the House of Representatives to conduct a probe into the reported gentleman’s agreement on the West Philippine Sea between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In light of increased cyber attacks, a lawmaker called on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to hasten the approval of measures that will protect the country’s digital infrastructure and penalize hackers.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will look into other establishments operating at the Chocolate Hills in Bohol amid reports that there are other such structures within the protected area.

The Czech Republic is ready to supply the Philippines with the latest defense technology and equipment to support its ongoing military modernization program, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told President Marcos.