P11-P13 minimum jeepney fare takes effect July 1 nationwide
MINIMUM fare will be P11 for traditional jeepneys and P13 for modern jeepneys starting July 1 nationwide, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board...
News company Rappler to appeal shutdown order
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has upheld an earlier decision ordering the closure of Rappler, Inc., which was...
Gov’t delivers cash aid in response to hike in oil prices, basic goods
Distribution of the first batch of cash aid intended for an initial 1.2 million Filipino households amid the rising costs of fuel and other...
Lawyers’ group urges Marcos gov’t to cooperate with drug war probe
A lawyers’ group on Wednesday called on the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Sotto defends list of agri smugglers and protectors
The outgoing Senate chief has defended the list of alleged smugglers of agricultural goods and their protectors provided under the chamber’s committee of the...
Heavy rainfall alert raised over western PHL but tropical depression not seen to intensify
Heavy rainfall warnings were raised in western parts of the country Wednesday as tropical depression Caloy enhanced the southwest monsoon, state weather bureau PAGASA...
Regional court clears gun charges vs rights worker
A regional court in Calamba City has dismissed the illegal gun possession charges against a human rights worker arrested during what has been dubbed...
VP Robredo takes a bow with highest audit rating
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo is ending her six-year term with a good governance record after her office again received an unqualified...
PHL, US firms ink deal for weapons assembly in Bataan
American firm Daycraft Systems Corporation has partnered with a local company for a weapons assembly plant in a freeport zone in the country’s north,...
Tribunal rejects lawsuits vs Marcos presidency
THE SUPREME Court has denied petitions seeking to bar President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. from the May election, paving the way for his proclamation as the Philippine’s 17th president on June 30.
Philippine elections fell short, human rights group says
A GLOBAL human rights coalition on Tuesday said the May national and local elections in the Philippines did not meet the standards of free, honest, and fair voting due to numerous reports of human rights violations and incidents pointing to fraud.
Gov’t keeps Alert Level 1 for NCR and most areas
MOST areas in the Philippines will remain under the lowest coronavirus alert up to the first half of July, according to the presidential palace, as authorities modified the matrices used to determine quarantine classifications.