TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found former Bohol provincial board member Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang guilty of “serious dishonesty,” thereby imposing a penalty of dismissal from service. In a news release on Thursday, the agency said it also imposed on Maglasang the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, perpetual disqualification from

In her white wedding dress, Irish Pepito, 48, slowly made her way to the altar to renew her vows to her husband Thoy and celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.

Living in cramped conditions after homes demolished, residents lament year-long delay for public housing.

Steel barricades were installed around the Quezon City Hall of Justice Friday morning ahead of Vice President Sara Duterte's scheduled arraignment on a grave threat case.

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The provincial government of Sarangani has suspended in-person classes at all levels and work in government offices on Friday, Oct. 9, to allow safety inspections and damage assessments following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Thursday afternoon. In Memorandum Circular No. 2026-10-01 issued Thursday, the

There are currently 73,731 seats vacant as of September 29. With the postponement of the next election to 2028, these seats will either remain empty for two more years or be filled by mayoral appointees.

MANILA, Philippines — Another way of scrutinizing the tax documents of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, is asking why the couple’s declared net worth is higher than the income they were taxed for from 2007 to 2025, the prosecution said on Thursday. In a press briefing after the impeachment trial, prosecution

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla on Thursday called for the imposition of the death penalty on agricultural smugglers following a privilege speech by Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan seeking a committee inquiry into the seizure of around 20,000 metric tons of Vietnam rice worth an estimated P700 million. “Okay naman po ’yung kulungan, dapat

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Six soldiers and two civilians, including a 10-year-old child, were wounded after unidentified gunmen ambushed a military vehicle in Lamitan City, Basilan, on Thursday evening. The attack occurred around 6:55 p.m. in Barangay Sabong as troops from the Army’s 45th Infantry Battalion were traveling back to their unit in

Perhaps the most important message from the medical experts is this: schizophrenia should not and does not define the person living with it.