A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to establish an online death verification system to halt the fraudulent use of a deceased individual’s identity. 

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should compose a food security cluster within his Cabinet to address hunger risks in the country, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.  

ISUZU Philippines Corp. and MBT Autoworx Corp. relaunched the car dealership in Pagbilao, Quezon on Oct. 28 as part of improving service to customers.

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday sought a deal with drug companies for cheap nonprescription flu medicines for victims of Typhoon Nalgae (Paeng), as the death toll hit 110.

A BILL that seeks to regulate video games could provide a new source of revenue for the government, according to economists.

LAWMAKERS on Tuesday renewed calls to fast-track the passage of bills that are seen to help mitigate the impact of changing weather patterns, including measures on land use and the creation of a department on disaster management.

DAMAGE to crops and aquaculture in flooded towns in the southern province of Maguindanao del Sur has reached over P50 million, according to the Bangsamoro agriculture ministry.

POWER SUPPLY in several areas affected by Tropical Storm Nalgae, locally named Paeng, have yet to be restored as of Tuesday, according to reports from electricity distributors. 

CEMETERIES across the Philippines were abuzz on Tuesday as Filipinos were again allowed to observe the Nov. 1 tradition of bringing flowers, lighting candles and even sharing a meal with family at the burial site of departed loved ones.

ELEMENTARY and high school students in public schools are returning to full face-to-face classes on Wednesday after more than two years of online or blended learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a solon representing a teachers’ party-list group said the government has not provided enough support for a safe return to physical classes.

A CONGRESSMAN has questioned the statement released by major business groups supporting the total closure of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying such a move raises legal issues.

PHILIPPINE opposition forces that include leftists and moderates should expand their constituency-building efforts now to give themselves a fighting chance against the resurgence of right-wing populism, political analysts said, as Brazil saw the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right rule in a tight presidential race.