Amanah leader highlights disproportionate distribution of seats.
MANILA, Philippines — There is no need for the House of Representatives to recall its 2027 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) in response to a recent Supreme Court decision which declared as unconstitutional key provisions of the 2024 to 2026 national budgets, according to two Senate leaders. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the high court’s Oct.
A new price hike for diesel is expected next week due to worsening geopolitical conflicts. In an advisory on Friday, Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas said diesel prices may increase by P2 to P2.50 per liter. But motorists may also get small relief, with gasoline scheduled for a rollback of P1 to P1.50 per liter.
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will deploy more than 100 personnel under “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos–Undas 2026” to ensure road safety and orderly traffic with the expected surge in travelers. READ: Undas practices continue at home for those absent in cemeteries, columbaria The deployment will cover Manila-Cavite Expressway, South Luzon Expressway, Skyway, STAR
CEBU CITY — A 16-year-old boy is now in the custody of state social workers after being accused of grooming minors online and encouraging them to engage in violent activities, including school shootings, the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) said on Friday. The teenager allegedly participated in an online group whose members
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol —The resumption of construction along Bohol’s iconic Loboc River has reignited concerns among residents, tourism operators and environmental advocates over the potential impact of a P3.5-billion flood control project on the river’s natural landscape and tourism industry. Dredging and the installation of steel sheet piles have raised fears of damage to firefly
South Korea will briefly halt takeoffs and landings, ask offices and businesses to start work later and add subway trains on Nov. 19 so 551,864 test-takers can reach the national college entrance exam on time and sit it undisturbed.
Vietnam Airlines will launch daily direct flights between Da Nang and Singapore from Nov. 17, bringing the total frequency between Vietnam and Singapore to 42 round-trip flights per week.
Hope Foundation, Opella Vietnam and BW Industrial on Oct. 22 handed over 11 school sanitation facilities across six communes in Son La Province, with total funding of nearly VND3 billion.
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo "Pulong" Duterte called out ML Party-list Representative Leila de Lima for criticizing his move to file cyber libel and libel charges against GMA Network Inc. and several journalists, saying he was merely exercising his right to defend his name.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Saturday said there is no threat of a tsunami affecting the Philippines after a strong earthquake occurred in the waters near Vanuatu.
Four construction packages at Long Thanh International Airport, including its passenger terminal, risk falling behind schedule because of worker shortages and slow payments, Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has warned.
