Bill reconfiguring BARMM parliamentary districts approved

COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Parliament approved before dawn on Tuesday a measure reconfiguring the 32 parliamentary districts in the autonomous region, a requisite...

Potential tropical depression Ada enters PAR, to bring rain over Visayas and Mindanao

The low-pressure area (LPA) with a medium potential to develop into Tropical Depression Ada has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and is...

PHIVOLCS: Mayon Volcano logs 206 rockfall events, spews lava

A total of 206 rockfall events were recorded at Mayon Volcano in Albay in the past 24 hours, while a short-lived lava fountaining was...

Potential storm Ada to approach CARAGA, Eastern Visayas

The low-pressure area (LPA) with the potential to develop into Tropical Cyclone Ada is likely to move near the CARAGA region and Eastern Visayas,...

Majority of Filipinos still hopeful, but doubt growing on flood scam justice

FEWER Filipinos have expressed confidence that officials implicated in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal will be punished, according to a December survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc., reflecting growing public skepticism over the government’s handling of one of the country’s biggest corruption controversies.

Palace confident Marcos has votes to thwart ouster

MALACAÑANG is confident President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will have enough support in the House of Representatives to stop any impeachment bid from advancing,...

Marcos leaves for United Arab Emirates to seal trade and defense agreements

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. flew to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday for a working visit aimed at deepening the Philippines’ economic...

DPWH to start Maharlika rehab

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it targets to start the P16‑billion rehabilitation of the Maharlika Highway this year, as part...

Party-list reform bill filed

A SENATOR on Monday filed a measure that will reform the country’s party-list system by barring political dynasties and contractors from running for elective...

BoC seizes P114.5-M illegal drugs

OVER P100 million worth of illegal drugs disguised as malachite stones from Congo were seized by the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BoC-NAIA)...

DENR orders shutdown of Binaliw landfill after deadly trash slide

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it has ordered the immediate suspension of operations at the Binaliw Sanitary Landfill in Cebu...

Nearly 1.19M register for BSKE

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Monday that voter registration for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) has reached almost 1.19...