MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will procure 1,500 new fire trucks in 2027 at a projected cost of P15 billion to address a shortage in fire-fighting equipment, saying the deal is expected to save the government at least P9 billion. “Across the Philippines, we have fire trucks that

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday warned public officials against using gas allocations meant for government vehicles for their own private cars, saying that a local official was recently dismissed from her post for such a violation. “Acts like this destroy the image of the government,” Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is coordinating with foreign authorities to verify reports that separate shipments of illegal drugs seized in Laos and Thailand were allegedly bound for the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities stopped 53 school shootings being planned in South Cotabato right after the Sept. 18 shooting at Banga National High School that left three students dead, including the 16-year-old shooter. “That night, that week, there were 53 planned school shootings in South Cotabato, and we stopped all of that,” Interior Secretary Jonvic

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s budget for next year is morphing into a “politics-centered” spending plan, a budget watchdog warned on Thursday as it accused lawmakers of channeling funds into projects susceptible to political patronage and appearing to have redistributed funding based on political motives. The budget bill passed on second reading by the House

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday withheld calling Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste a “fugitive from justice” in connection with his criminal case, saying only the court may officially put that tag on an accused. The DOJ’s clarification was directed at the statement made by National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag