DoH secretary resignation sought
THE PHILIPPINES’ top health official should step down if he fails to uphold the commitment to make healthcare affordable for Filipinos, a congressman said...
CHR backs K-12 Curriculum bill
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its support for House Bill No. 9997, a proposal aimed at reducing road traffic-related accidents by incorporating...
Senate building now costs P31B
A SENATOR on Tuesday said construction costs of the new Senate building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City have ballooned to P31 billion from P8.6...
Sandiganbayan acquits Ex-Zamboanga del Sur governor
THE Philippines’ anti-graft court has acquitted ex-Zamboanga del Sur Governor Aurora E. Cerilles and nine other provincial officials accused of corruption for allegedly conspiring...
Rape suspect in Sultan Kudarat arrested
COTABATO CITY — The police had finally clamped down an elusive suspect in statutory rape cases in an operation in Barangay Titulok in Bagumbayan,...
PDEA-12 nabs drug dealer
COTABATO CITY — A drug peddler who had eluded five entrapment was nabbed in an operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-12 and...
ASEAN leaders tackled South China Sea code of conduct, says Thailand
LEADERS of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday discussed progress toward a South China Sea code of conduct and agreed that...
PHL waiting for consent for exit of Pinoys from Lebanon
THE PHILIPPINE government on Wednesday said it was awaiting diplomatic clearances for the repatriation of Filipinos from war-torn Lebanon.
This, as Southeast Asian leaders were...
Jobs, livelihoods are top Filipino concerns before 2025 midterm polls
JOBS and economic growth topped Filipino voters’ concerns ahead of the midterm elections next year, according to a Pulse Asia Research, Inc. survey.
In a...
New DILG chief told to engage LGUs in fixing learning crisis
THE PHILIPPINE Business for Education (PBEd) asked the new Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary to mobilize local government units (LGUs) to...
Extensive reforms in party-list system needed, Group says
THE GOVERNMENT should comprehensively reform the congressional party-list system by banning political dynasties from participating, a political economy and business consultancy group said.
In a...
Junking of case vs Marcoses scored
THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court’s dismissal of a 37-year-old lawsuit by the government against the estate of late former president and dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos,...