SANTA ANA, Cagayan — A marbled monitor lizard found inside a resident’s stockroom in Basco, Batanes, was rescued and returned to its natural habitat on Thursday, Nov. 5. The resident voluntarily surrendered the reptile to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Batanes to ensure its safe handling. The lizard, scientifically known as

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan challenged on Friday newly-appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Rodil Zalameda to bring back Filipinos’ trust in the justice system.  Zalameda was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take the place of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who is set to retire on Friday.  “Leading the reform in the

LEGAZPI CITY — Former Vice President and current Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo should decide by January 2027 whether to run for president in 2028 to give herself enough time to prepare for the campaign. This is what Naga City Vice Mayor Gaby Bordado said in a phone interview on Thursday (November 5). Bordado said

While the P96-per-day threshold comes from actual statistical data, there are no reports that show Marcos saying it

Indian Malaysians make up 6.5pct of the population but only 3.63pct of the civil service.

The victim who died in a fire at Hanoi's Kim Lien Secondary School on Thursday was a sixth-grade student at the school.

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) on Friday said it will investigate a police officer in Rizal accused of abusing his former live-in partner, as well as other alleged misconduct during his service.

The National Privacy Commission is coordinating with various agencies to verify the alleged incidents and determine if personal data were compromised before requiring data breach notifications

From providing loans to businesses to acquiring stakes in local companies, Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) -- which manages the Philippine sovereign wealth fund -- has deployed its capital across various sectors of the economy.

Filipino adolescents are among the least physically active in the world, ranking seventh among all countries and topping the ranks in Southeast Asia, according to a study published Wednesday in The Lancet medical journal.

MANILA, Philippines — The easterlies will bring scattered to isolated rains to most parts of the country on Friday, the state weather bureau said. In its 5 a.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the easterlies are affecting all areas, except Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley. These

The defense earlier challenged the admissibility of the prosecution's documentary evidence

The size of the stockpile of H200 chips, which has not previously been reported, reflects Beijing's reluctance to increase reliance on US technology

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that while there were some gains in the job market, more opportunities are needed after unemployment rate uptick.

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Vice President Sara Duterte is the best evidence against herself, private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said Friday.

The defense panel has formally withdrawn its request to subpoena law professor Dean Ralph Sarmiento, who was supposed to testify in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate impeachment court spokesperson Regie Tongol said Friday.

MANILA, Philippines — Children, whether victims of crimes or those accused of committing an offense, now have the option to skip in-person testimony in court to alleviate any trauma from experiences related to a case, the Supreme Court has ruled. It approved the revised rule on the examination of child witnesses to establish the use

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has not received any formal request for the security protection of the witnesses in the case filed against former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday described as “chismis” (gossip) a retired columnist’s allegation that Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez could freely go in and out of the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, where he is detained on a plunder charge. “That’s just gossip. I would like all of you to

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not accept a barangay certificate of residency and cedula (community tax certificate) as proof of identity for voter registration. In an interview on Thursday, Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said the poll body had uncovered cases in which barangay officials issued certificates to individuals who were

MANILA, Philippines — Consumer and civil society groups on Thursday challenged business organizations to substantiate warnings that worsening Philippine-China relations could cost millions of Filipino jobs, cautioning against using economic fears to discourage the country from defending its sovereignty. CitizenWatch, Konsyumer At Mamamayan (KM), Bantay Konsyumer, Kuryente, Kalsada (BK3) and Democracy Watch issued separate statements

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MANILA, Philippines — Inflation sizzled to its hottest level in more than three years in October, driven by higher transport fares, rising energy costs and more expensive rice. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday that the consumer price index rose 7.8 percent from a year earlier. This marked the fastest pace since February 2023,

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial activation on Thursday of the first gas flow from new Malampaya wells that are seen to help cushion the country from fluctuating global oil prices, especially amid the unresolved Middle East crisis. The Malampaya Phase 4 project at the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant in Tabangao

MANILA, Philippines — Former University of St. La Salle law dean Ralph Sarmiento has declined to testify for the defense of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, withdrawing shortly after being announced as the first of the 25 witnesses lined up by her lawyers to challenge allegations of unexplained wealth. Sarmiento, who earlier

MANILA, Philippines — With the promise of stamping out corruption in the judiciary and keeping it capable and independent, Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda is taking the helm of the Supreme Court as its 28th chief justice. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Zalameda to take over from Alexander Gesmundo, who is retiring, Presidential Communications Secretary Lino

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is monitoring a low-level threat to the upcoming 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this month, according to PNP chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Friday.

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Six days after being elected to lead the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Thursday announced the composition of his Cabinet that he expects will sustain the moral governance agenda put in place upon the establishment of the regional government in 2019. The 19

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Hundreds of families displaced by Mayon’s unrest are receiving P5,005 each under the government’s cash-for-work program as the volcano remains under alert level 3. In the town of Camalig, about 600 evacuees from five barangays received the assistance after completing 11 days of community work, including cleanup drives, debris removal,