The Supreme Court has announced that court operations in some areas are suspended on Monday, November 16, 2026.
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) said that households and businesses in Mindoro can help manage electricity supply amid a possible strong El Niño by cutting down on unnecessary power use, especially during the dry season when hydropower output may drop. TransCo President and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Joseph Omar Castillo
The jackpot for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 game has reached P537.9 million, but there were no winners of either of the major lotto games on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and discussed a wider economic cooperation and possibly establishing stronger trade and agricultural ties.
The Republic of Cyprus, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia have formally joined ASEAN"s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed cooperation with Lao People"s Democratic Republic (PDR) Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith on various sectors such as trade, labor, education, and vocational training, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
MANILA, Philippines — Canada steps up its trade push, using newly concluded free trade agreements with the Philippines and Asean to break its reliance on the US market and open new export frontiers. Asean’s 700 million consumers and $6-trillion economy offer Canadian exporters a vast market for expansion, Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told reporters Sunday
TACLOBAN CITY — Borongan City and Guiuan in Eastern Samar are expected to record a heat index of up to 42 degrees Celsius, classified as “danger,” on Nov. 15, as high temperatures persist in several areas of Eastern Visayas, the state weather bureau said. Tacloban City and Catarman in Northern Samar are expected to record
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson has lauded the police for their “silent and disciplined” work in making a breakthrough in the investigation into the killing of Basilan Judge Joseph Wee Sit in Zamboanga City. “This is how high-profile cases are cracked: silent, precise, disciplined, and with methodical efficiency. No fanfare; just results. Congratulations!” Lacson
MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to a record $246 billion dollars in 2025, with investment in intangible-related activities accounting for 56 percent of investment projects across Southeast Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Investment Report 2026 shows. The report, launched on Nov. 14 at the Asean Business and Investment Summit,
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) sentenced nine people, including a boat captain and a driver, to prison after they pleaded guilty in two cases under the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. In separate orders dated Sept. 29, the CTA Third Division found all nine guilty of violating Section 7(g) of Republic Act No.
Under the Philippines" ASEAN chairmanship this year, negotiations on the South China Sea Code of Conduct have progressed to 80% completion, leaving its finalization to Singapore.
LEGAZPI CITY— Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon recorded 438 volcanic earthquakes in 24 hours, more than double the 205 reported in the previous advisory, raising concerns over possible steam-driven eruptions. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in its Nov. 15 bulletin, said the earthquakes were recorded from midnight of Nov. 14 to midnight of