Victims of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Ferdinand E. Marcos line up at the Commission on Human Rights office to receive government-approved compensation. Out of 75,749 claimants, only 11,103 were approved by the Human Rights Victims’s Claims Board.

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cuyo Station catch five large-scale fishing vessels with 50 crew on board off Magsaysay, Palawan on May 28 following a report by a resident of the town.

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By Dane Angelo M. Enerio Presidential Spokesperson Harry L. Roque, Jr. confirmed on Tuesday, May 29, that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has named Colonel Jose...

President Rodrigo R. Duterte in his speech on Monday, May 28, lashed out and sacked the head of the Office of the Government Corporate...

By Camille A. Aguinaldo The Senate on Monday, May 28, approved on third and final reading six bills converting the Land Transportation Office (LTO) extension...

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE), in a press briefing on Monday, disclosed a list of “companies engaged and suspected to be engaged...

By Charmaine A. Tadalan THE MAKABAYAN bloc on Monday filed a House Bill (HB) proposing to increase the nationwide minimum wage to P750, citing inflationary...

By Camille A. Aguinaldo THE SENATE has chosen architectural firm AECOM to design the new Senate building to be constructed in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. AECOM...

By Charmaine A. Tadalan THE proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) could be passed on third reading on Tuesday, House Majority Leader Rodolfo C. Fariñas said...

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter The Department of Finance (DoF) clarified on Monday, May 28, that it is not the administration’s “thrust” to remove all...

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter Malacañang announced on Monday President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s reappointment of Cheng Yong as his special envoy to the People’s Republic...