The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged delays in the Department of Education"s (DepEd) signing of contracts with suppliers of textbooks and other learning materials, which affected their timely distribution to…
DUMAGUETE CITY — Police seized an estimated P7.8 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Balugo here on Friday morning, Oct. 2. Personnel of the…
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KORONADAL CITY — Police arrested a 30-year-old man and seized about P510,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Polomolok, South Cotabato on Friday, Oct. 2. The Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12)…
ILOILO CITY — The Dinagyang Festival’s main tribes competition will return to Iloilo City’s historic downtown area in January 2027, with organizers proposing five judging areas and a redesigned lighted street parade…
The Palace on Friday lambasted officials who remained silent on territorial issues like the West Philippine Sea, especially those who accepted bribes to do so.
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipal government of Santo Domingo in this province will shift to a four-day onsite workweek starting Monday, Oct. 5. This is part of efforts to conserve energy, promote environmental…
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has assured the public that the House of Representatives’s priority remains to be education, noting that one of the purposes of the chamber’s listening program is to…
In his appeal, Rodriguez says he will reiterate his 'intergenerational sovereignty' argument
CALAPAN CITY — The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has placed its firefighting equipment on standby as it anticipates a possible increase in grass fires amid the extreme heat associated with…
MANILA, Philippines — Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Angela Suansing has maintained that there is no pork in the proposed 2027 national budget or the House of Representatives’ General Appropriations Bill (GAB), contrary to…
According to the PRC, 6,337 out of 17,062 passed the exam given by the Board of Civil Engineering in 19 testing centers all over the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines—No player won the Ultra Lotto 6/58 or Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpots on Friday, October 2, 2026, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw result: 58-52-34-29-11-32…
MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City has recorded 5,589 dengue cases as of Sept. 24, with recent weekly cases remaining above the city’s alert threshold, the Quezon City Health Department said. The total was 35.01 percent…
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV accused Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Maneses Carpio, of respectively accepting P150 million and P319 million through their separate organizations.
MANILA, Philippines — Shifting from individual political attacks towards government transparency and comprehensive reforms has become more urgent in light of the ongoing oil crisis and worsening corruption that have…
MANILA, Philippines — Several internet service providers (IPS) in the country are experiencing network issues and internet outages on Friday evening, Oct. 2. According to the University of the Philippines Diliman…
Ask former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, and he will tell you it's a person who doesn't exist.
MANILA, Philippines — Several internet service providers (IPS) in the country are experiencing network issues and internet outages on Friday evening, Oct. 2. According to the University of the Philippines Diliman…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A drunken challenge on Wednesday evening escalated into a fatal bloodbath after a Bukidnon man shot an alleged intruder six times before stabbing him in the neck Thursday afternoon, Oct. 1. Police…
A bill seeking a P5 billion budget for the sugar industry and restrictions on sugar importation was filed in the House of Representatives.
MANILA, Philippines — An old food company with Vice President Sara Duterte as one of the shareholders used to have a fictitious president, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed on Friday. In his press briefing in…
MANILA, Philippines – Around 53 percent of Filipinos trust that the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, will be fair in its proceedings, an August 2026 national survey by Momentum Research showed. According to the…
Three female travelers were offloaded at NAIA Terminal 1 on suspicion of being human trafficking victims when authorities uncovered inconsistencies in their travel plans, specifically a flight to Cambodia rather than…
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is seeking to address what it describes as “double coverage” among workers who contribute to the state health insurer while also receiving health…
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said it has promoted over 3,000 teachers and principals in Cagayan Valley. It also hired over 1,000 new school personnel during the celebration of…
Anti-narcotics agents seized P5.1 million worth of shabu from two peddlers entrapped in separate operations in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi and in Cotabato City within just two days.
MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecasts a “very strong” El Niño that could persist until the first quarter of 2027, Manila Water…
MANILA, Philippines—Government workers are pressing the government to raise the proposed increase in the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) to P5,000, saying the P500 increase included in the proposed 2027…
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV urged Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero to prioritize the presentation of evidence over technicalities in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara…
Senator Raffy Tulfo was present at the Senate impeachment court days after YouTube videos falsely claimed he had been arrested
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Brian Poe of the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List pushed for a dedicated ₱100-million allocation for the Philippine ube industry during the Budget Amendments Review Sub-committee (BARSC)…
Local executives and stakeholders, among them health and social welfare workers, policemen and engineers, were elated to have in the city now a satellite office for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday hit back at Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson over the latter’s latest allegations of continuous “illegal reclamation” on the Taguig side of Laguna…
State operatives clamped down on around 200 individuals, among them Chinese nationals, in a crackdown against illegal online gambling hubs in the neighboring Alicia and Siay towns in Zamboanga Sibugay province before…
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III underscored on Thursday the efforts of the House of Representatives to turn bamboo into a sustainable source of livelihood and economic activity. Dy spoke about this…
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The unchecked clearing of forests and grasslands for farms, housing, businesses, and infrastructure continues to push the critically endangered Tamaraw to the brink, conservation leaders…
Former senator Sonny Trillanes claiming that he was not welcome to the Senate impeachment court is a “baseless assumption,” spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Friday.
CALAPAN CITY — The local government of Cajidiocan in Romblon has suspended classes in all public elementary and secondary schools on Oct. 5 in observance of National Teachers’ Day and World Teachers’ Day. The suspension…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has affirmed its denial of a bid by a Pasay City Regional Trial Court judge to junk his bribery case. Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 108 Judge Alberto Cansino…
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