Dizon set for June CA appearance

THE Commission on Appointments (CA) would deliberate the nominations of the Transportation secretary and top officials of the country’s constitutional bodies when Congress resumes...

PPA: Cargo volume up 10.5% in Q1

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) handled 10.50% more cargoes in the first quarter mainly driven by foreign cargo imports. According to PPA’s preliminary data, ports...

DBM OKs 16,000 new teaching posts

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions to ensure sufficient manpower in public schools. In a...

31 of SIAP mayoral bets elected

COTABATO CITY — Only eight of the 40 mayoral candidates in Lanao del Sur of Bangsamoro region’s pioneer regional political party, the Serbisyong Inklusibo,...

Millennial, Gen Z vote shook up 2025 polls, analysts say

by Edg Adrian A. Eva, Reporter The 2025 midterm elections may have seen a game-changing shift from Millennials and Generation Z, defying dynasty and celebrity...

DepEd logs over 600 election-related incidents

The Department of Education (DepEd) Election Task Force (ETF), which ran a 24/7 command center in Makati from May 11 to May 13, recorded...

Philippines, Germany sign defense pact

GERMANY and the Philippines have agreed to enhance defense ties and boost joint activities as Manila builds up a range of alliances to strengthen...

Senate chief wants to keep impeachment rules

SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday said that he is looking to retain the Senate’s Rules of Impeachment for the upcoming trial...

Warrant issued vs Roque, businesswoman for alleged POGO-linked human trafficking

A REGIONAL Trial Court in Angeles City issued an arrest warrant against a former spokesman of Rodrigo R. Duterte, and Filipino-Chinese businesswoman among others over their alleged involvement in illegal activities linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Porac, Pampanga.

Comelec receives all certificates of canvass for Senate, party-list races

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has received all local Certificates of Canvass (CoCs) for the senatorial and party-list races as...

CA declares de Lima’s 2023 acquittal ‘null and void’

THE Court of Appeals (CA) declared the 2023 acquittal of former senator Leila M. de Lima in one of her drug-related cases as “null...

Expanded passenger insurance eyed

THE Philippine government is pushing for higher insurance coverage for public utility vehicle (PUV) passengers, following a series of deadly road accidents that prompted...