MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals and emergency response teams across Metro Manila will be on Code White Alert from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 to prepare for a possible increase in patients needing immediate medical attention during the “Undas” break. The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) said the alert is intended to

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to tighten pork import rules after the government raised the country’s corn import quota, as it seeks to bring down livestock production costs and protect local hog raisers from declining farm-gate prices. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the department was pursuing higher tariffs

MANILA, Philippines — After a string of bomb threats against several schools and universities in Metro Manila that led to the suspension of classes, the Philippine National Police on Wednesday ordered a review of its explosives-related threat response protocols. “We must ensure that our bomb threat protocols evolve with the threats we face,” PNP chief

MANILA, Philippines — The 72-year-old journalist recently sued for cyberlibel by lawyer Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, won’t stop his current book project on the vice president, which he said would include her ongoing Senate impeachment trial. “As my friends said in jest, [the case] is promoting my books,” said Philip

MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Wednesday called for the dismissal of a cyberlibel complaint filed against its chair, former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor, over his criticism of a company’s legal personality to import rice. Montemayor surrendered on Monday to the Makati City Regional Trial Court, which issued a warrant for

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police on Wednesday launched round-the-clock hotlines for tips on the whereabouts of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, as the lawmaker’s lawyers renewed their plea for the Supreme Court to block his arrest and possible transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. The developments came amid mounting

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the public not to panic over the Philippine peso’s volatility, as the currency slightly recovered to close at P64.025 on Wednesday. This showed that the peso gained 14.5 centavos against the greenback after opening at P64.08, ending a seven-session streak of record-low closing levels. Experts said the

The BN-PN manifesto will focus on service delivery and development in Malacca.

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on public services will issue a show-cause order to Lalamove founder and CEO Shing Chow, who failed to attend, for the third straight time, the ongoing hearing on operational regulations for digital labor platforms. “Send a show-cause order for why they shouldn’t be cited in contempt because this is

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Sugar Council and labor groups in Negros are calling on the Department of Agriculture and the Sugar Regulatory Administration to urgently address low mill-gate prices of sugar, warning that current market rates are threatening the survival of local farmers. The council—composed of the Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations,

Home minister says Shuhaily's tenure at the MCBA was a secondment.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Mindanao is on track to achieve a balance between renewable energy (RE) and “dirty” and expensive fossil fuels — mostly coal — by 2030, with the Department of Energy (DOE) announcing the potential delivery of at least 1,000 megawatts (MW) of clean energy within the next three years. Speaking during

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The pins, although given out for free, were controversial.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) saw a double-digit decline in its revenues in the first nine months of 2026.

Malaysian border officers detained a husband and wife at the Causeway checkpoint in Johor Bahru on Oct. 27 on suspicion of trying to take cash worth US$719,300 to Singapore.

Malaysia foiled an attempt to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips through the country's main airport, customs officials said Wednesday, in a case worth more than US$12 million.

Talks with the central bank continue, says GCash

The deal for the planned merger of tollways giants led by tycoons Manuel V. Pangilinan and Ramons S. Ang is expected to be signed by the end of the year.

The leaked data is on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees. DHS is aware of the potential breach and working to address it.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced that the toll at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) C5 Northlink Segment 8.2 Section 1A, which connects Quezon City and Valenzuela City, will be waived until the end of the year.

Former Bangsamoro parliament member Edrieza Hadji Nasser Rimbang is expected to appear before the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on November 5, the agency said Thursday.

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The U.S. will showcase modern defense equipment at the third Vietnam International Defense Expo, scheduled for Dec. 10-13 in Hanoi.

More than one in 10 men in a Malaysian survey on dating costs said they had borrowed money to pay for dates, and nearly six in 10 said they usually pick up the whole bill.

A rail collision in Spain that claimed 68 lives on Wednesday came after a train was ordered to go in "error" despite a technical failure that halted all services, the transport minister said.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is nearing full ownership of Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS Group) after signing a deal to acquire another block that would raise its holdings to about 97.63 percent. In a disclosure on Wednesday, PSE said it had signed a share purchase agreement for 192,776 common shares

MANILA, Philippines — The Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court dismissed a petition to hold in indirect contempt several members of the Lopez majority bloc over alleged violations of a temporary restraining order in relation to the controversial family feud. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, Lopez Holdings Corp. said a copy of the court ruling dated Oct.

MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Corp. is ready to cough up about P19.5 billion to buy back shares from public investors, as it moves closer to an expanded tie-up with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. The homegrown conglomerate on Wednesday said it plans to launch a voluntary tender offer to purchase 30.06 million common shares from all holders. READ: