Marcos not linked to P214-B unprogrammed infrastructure deals, lawmaker says

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. was not involved in the approval of infrastructure projects funded through unprogrammed appropriations over the past two years, a...

Duterte Youth cancelation final

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the cancelation of the Duterte Youth party-list’s registration is final and immediately executory, barring its entry to the...

DoE, DICT chiefs get CA nod

THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Sharon S. Garin and Henry Rhoel R. Aguda as the secretaries of Energy...

MySSS Card launched

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) has launched the MySSS Card, giving members a digital banking tool and replacing the Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) card. “Once...

Teduray tribe leader killed in BARMM

COTABATO CITY — Gunmen beheaded a Teduray chieftain in another attack in a state-recognized non-Moro tribal domain in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur on...

How does the Cebu quake compare in seismically vulnerable Philippines?

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck in waters near the island of Cebu in the central Philippines late on Tuesday, the deadliest to hit the...

AMLC secures third freeze order vs entities linked to flood-control probe

THE Court of Appeals (CA) on Tuesday released a third freeze order covering the assets of individuals and entities linked to allegedly anomalous government...

Death toll rises after powerful quake hits Cebu province

MANILA - The death toll from a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 27 with more than 140 people injured,...

DPWH to probe ‘ghost’ farm-to-market road projects in Marcos anti-graft drive

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will investigate irregularities in farm-to-market road projects flagged by the Agriculture department, widening the Marcos administration’s...

Philippine military denies rumors of coup scheme

A PHILIPPINE military official on Tuesday dismissed rumors of a brewing coup, saying that troops would not participate in any attempt to overthrow President...

PCG retrieves Chinese sea drone off Palawan province

THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said it had taken custody of a suspected sea drone recovered by Filipino fishers off northern Palawan,...

Speaker eyes 8 bills in priority legislative agenda

SPEAKER FAUSTINO “Bojie” G. Dy III on Tuesday said he is pushing the inclusion of eight bills in the government’s priority legislative agenda, including...