Bill resetting BARMM polls filed
A SENATOR has filed a bill setting the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) parliamentary elections in March 2026.
Under Senate Bill No. 1587,...
DoF may secure loans for military modernization
THE Philippines’ Finance department is authorized to secure loans for modernizing the Southeast Asian nation’s armed forces, a congressman said on Sunday, a move...
BI deports Russian vlogger
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported Russian social media personality Vitaly Zdorovetskiy after he spent approximately nine months in a Philippine detention facility...
PSA integrates Nat’l ID with USSC
THE Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or National ID is now integrated with Universal Storefront Services Corp. (USSC), aimed at securing identity verification for financial...
Lawmakers criticize flood probe
OPPOSITION lawmakers on Sunday criticized President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s handling of a multi‑billion peso graft scandal, saying his claim that a fact‑finding probe...
Upland Nueva Vizcaya coffee farmers get P1M in aid
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Coffee farmers in Barangay Talbek, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya received a huge boost after P1.5 million worth of farm...
PHIVOLCS warns of possible Kanlaon lahars amid Storm Ada
Several communities near Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island are advised to prepare for possible lahars due to heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Nokaen, locally...
Philippines’ infrastructure watchdog stalls operations as quorum lost
The Philippines’ Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) formally said on Friday it cannot carry out official functions after resignations left the fact-finding body without...
Signal No. 1 up in more than a dozen areas amid Tropical Storm Ada
Storm Signal No. 1 has been raised in more than a dozen areas due to Tropical Storm Nokaen, locally named Ada, according to the...
Manila, Tokyo ink military supply deal
THE Philippines and Japan on Thursday signed an agreement that would grant mutual access to defense supplies and services during joint military exercises and training, as both countries seek to deepen defense ties amid rising tension in the South China Sea.
Fresh plunder complaint filed against Recto, Ledesma over PhilHealth fund transfer
A FRESH plunder complaint against Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) President Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. was filed before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday over the alleged illegal transfer of P60 billion in reserve funds.
Resilience gap threatens Philippine growth as typhoons intensify
THE Philippines can sharply reduce the economic toll of typhoons and floods by overhauling how it designs, procures and verifies public works — turning disaster resilience from a planning assumption into a measurable obligation, analysts said.