CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and other regulators will conduct daily water quality monitoring in coastal waters of Odiongan after reports of fish mortality on Oct. 4 and 6. The monitoring program aims to establish baseline environmental data and determine possible factors behind the incidents, BFAR in

MANILA, Philippines — With all the witnesses and pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution — bank and tax records, financial reports, and public documents — discussions on Article II have proven that Vice President Sara Duterte is not as simple a person as she appears, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said on Monday. Diokno, a

A farewell call was held for outgoing Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray at the Study Room in Malacañan Palace.

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) has cracked down on five employers in Pasay City over P1.14 million in unpaid workers’ contributions, which have ballooned to P3.19 million with penalties. In a statement, the SSS said the five employers incurred P2.05 million in penalties for failing to remit their employees’ monthly contributions, which totaled

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara honored on Monday the extraordinary bravery of a high school student and the achievements of four international competition medalists during the Department of Education (DepEd) Awards held to coincide with the launch of National School Safety Week at Cainta Elementary School in Rizal. Angara conferred the DepEd Heroes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor has restructured its List of Evidence in former President Rodrigo Duterte"s case, following a further review of the materials.

MANILA, Philippines — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Monday it was extending the suspension of its flights to and from Riyadh until Nov. 29 amid continuing security threats to the Saudi capital’s international airport. The latest advisory covers both inbound and outbound services, and extends a suspension first imposed on Oct. 8 and subsequently extended

Two former political prisoners asked the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider the complaints filed against several PNP officers over alleged illegal detention and planting of evidence.

MANILA, Philippines — The national government’s debt service bill dropped in August as the absence of a massive bond maturity settlement made in the same month last year sharply reduced principal repayments. Latest data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that debt payments fell nearly 89 percent to P76.12 billion in August from

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — At the Cogon Public Market here, 59-year-old vegetable vendor Alma Labajo is already feeling the pinch of a “very strong” El Niño, lamenting high prices as harvests from the city’s hinterland farms dwindle. “When fewer vegetables reach the market, prices inevitably rise,” Labajo told the Inquirer, noting that resellers are