Navy team seizes P44-M imported cigarettes in Davao region operations
COTABATO CITY — A Navy team intercepted P44 million worth of imported cigarettes from Jolo, Sulu in a seaborne operation over the weekend.
Radio reports...
Marcos faces impeachment complaint over flood-control graft scandal
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is facing an impeachment complaint over allegations he profited from anomalous infrastructure contracts, escalating political pressure amid a...
Watchdog flags graft risks across PHL health and education spending
CORRUPTION risks in the Philippines’ 2026 national budget are shifting beyond infrastructure to health and education spending, a budget watchdog said, warning that weak safeguards during implementation could expose some of the government’s biggest social programs to political interference.
Storm Nokaen batters eastern Philippines as it moves offshore
TROPICAL STORM Nokaen, locally known as Ada, is expected to track farther away from land while maintaining its strength over the next 24 hours,...
Lawmakers reposition as corruption row dogs Marcos
LAWMAKERS are expected to begin repositioning and quietly shifting allegiances this year as President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s influence over Congress weakens, with a widening graft scandal complicating efforts to hold the ruling coalition together, political analysts said over the weekend.
Bonoan back in PHL, BI says
FORMER Public Works Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan returned to Manila from the United States on Sunday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed, amid ongoing...
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...