Bersama co-leader apologises to wife, family and party.
'This shows how desperate PKR is to remain in power.'
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has released new rules to make it fairer for drugstores, supermarkets, and pharmaceutical companies when they give discounts to senior citizens.
‘It's really about the people behind every craft that we create. It represents the sacrifices, the hard work, the time and effort that they have put into the piece.’
Lawyer Levito Baligod and four former bodyguards of ex-lawmaker Zaldy Co posted bail and were freed on Friday after their arrest in San Juan City.
DAVAO CITY — Science Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. clarified on Thursday that discussions about the US-led Pax Silica program in the country does not include the setup of data centers in the New Clark City in Tarlac. “We should understand that this Pax Silica program of the United States has many components. It has a component that manufacture chips and semiconductors that will be used later on in the development of data centers or artificial intelligence hubs. (But) it is not a data center,” Solidum told reporters here. “There will be no data center to be put up there,” he pointed out. READ: Pax Silica brings promise – but at what cost? Instead, what is being planned in New Clark City is
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Heavy rains on Friday, Oct. 16, toppled an acacia tree in Barangay Agape in Loay town, and triggered a landslide along a national highway in nearby Loboc, Bohol disrupting traffic in both towns. The acacia tree fell across the national highway in Barangay Agape at around 6:20 p.m., briefly causing traffic
True economic recovery means that families can reliably meet ordinary expenses, systematically repay their debts, and still retain something for unforeseen emergencies
MANILA, Philippines — The possible speedy disposition of the plunder case of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta may possibly break the record, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Friday. Remulla made this remark as Ombudsman’s special prosecutors finished presenting its evidence before the Sandiganbayan Third Division on the first day of plunder trial last week. READ: Prosecution rests
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel rejected suggestions of a compromise that would convict Vice President Sara Z. Duterte in her Senate impeachment trial while leaving her eligible to seek public office, calling the idea unconstitutional. Speaking to reporters, House private prosecutor and legal spokesperson Atty. Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. emphasized that the Constitution
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A 67-year-old former militia member associated with a communist rebel group surrendered to authorities in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, on Friday, Oct. 16, police said. The man, a married government employee and farmer, previously served in the Milisyang Bayan of the Communist Terrorist Group’s (CTG) KLG Ignacio Calabria Magadia unit, which
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur—The nearby province of Ilocos Norte has recorded 2,501 dengue cases and three deaths from January to early October 2026, according to the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) on Friday, Oct. 16. The province logged 107 new cases during Morbidity Week 40 (Oct. 4 to 10), covering the latest reporting period
COTABATO CITY — Government forces killed a suspected sub-leader of the extremist group Dawlah Islamiya (DI) and three of his followers during a joint law enforcement operation in Sultan Mastura town, Maguindanao del Norte on Friday afternoon. Lt. Col. Eugene Balugo, officer-in-charge of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group–Regional Field Unit 15 in the Bangsamoro
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