Civilians owning automatic weapons would worsen crime – senators
ALLOWING civilians to own semi-automatic weapons would lead to more cases of terrorism, arms smuggling and political killings, senators said after the Philippine National...
Zubiri eyes approval of anti-financial account scamming bill
A SENATE BILL seeking to impose tougher penalties on online investment scammers, phishers and other fraud schemes is likely to get the Chamber’s approval...
Lawmaker seeks bigger maritime defense fund for 2025
THE GOVERNMENT should increase its budget allocation for maritime security in the Philippine-claimed territories of the South China Sea amid more aggressive actions by...
Digital forensics helps curb illegal wildlife trade in Palawan
MONITORING online trade data and digital forensics are seen as new methods to implement the USAID-funded Palawan project against illegal wildlife trade.
“The illegal wildlife...
Philippines’ former first lady Imelda Marcos in good condition in hospital
MANILA — Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, mother of the incumbent president and widow of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, is in better...
French ‘Spiderman’ scales tower to support Philippines’ South China Sea claims
MANILA - A free climber known as the "French Spiderman" scaled a Manila skyscraper on Tuesday to support the Philippines' maritime claims in the...
4 Philippine Navy officers hurt after China fires water cannons at ship
AT LEAST four Philippine Navy officers were injured on Tuesday after China’s coast guard fired water cannons at one of two wooden civilian boats used in a resupply mission for Filipino troops at a remote outpost in the South China Sea.
Philippines, US to hold drills on islands facing South China Sea, Taiwan
THE PHILIPPINES and the United States will carry out annual military exercises next month in key locations including Philippine islands facing the South China...
Top Philippine court voids LGUs’ traffic ticketing system
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has barred local governments in Metro Manila from issuing traffic violation tickets and seizing drivers’ licenses, ordering them to follow the singe-ticketing system enforced by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Focus on rice, temper food inflation — Salceda
INSTEAD of increasing rice imports, the government should act now to provide support to farmers expecting a harvest around April in hopes of easing food inflation by mid-year, Albay Rep. Jose Maria Clemente S. Salceda said Tuesday.
Group bucks school liberalization
EDUCATION experts on Tuesday told senators that the Philippines does not need more foreign-owned schools to raise the credentials of university students, saying investors...
Taguig sued over park dispute
FOUR Makati City employees who were allegedly trapped and harassed at the Makati Park and Garden located in an EMBO village last weekend filed...