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MANILA, Philippines – Congress should tighten national animal welfare laws following the illegal dumping of 25 dead pets in Bulacan, Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima said on Sunday. On Friday, animal welfare group Luna and Furry Siblings sparked widespread outrage after it exposed on social media how the remains of several dogs and cats

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his family avoided the usual Undas crowd when they visited the tomb of his father, former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Sunday said Marcos made a private visit to his father’s

MANILA, Philippines—A total of 166,365 police and other government personnel, and civilian volunteers were deployed nationwide on Sunday for security and assistance as crowds flocked to cemeteries and memorial parks for All Saints’ Day. In a statement on Sunday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the deployment consists of 78,952 police personnel, 20,837 personnel from

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists can already access the Pasig Boulevard-C5 Flyover and C5 Boni Serrano Flyover earlier than their originally scheduled completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Sunday. In a statement, the DPWH said the northbound lane of the Pasig Blvd-C5 Flyover will be passable early on Monday evening, November

MANILA, Philippines — No trips at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) have been fully booked yet in select routes across the country until November 3, terminal management said on Sunday.  In its 4 p.m. Sunday update, PITX said that for November 1, Sunday, the following routes logged the following booking status: 32.56 percent for

COTABATO CITY — Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, former chair of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel that signed the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has warned that the new Bangsamoro Parliament could become “a tyranny of the majority” if its ruling bloc treats itself as the

MANILA, Philippines — Over one million passengers flocked to different ports across the country amid the Undas exodus this year, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Sunday.  In its latest passenger traffic update, the PPA said that 36,753 passengers were monitored as of 8 a.m. on Sunday, which also falls on All Saints’

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— As thousands visited the gravesites of their departed loved ones on All Saints’ Day, law enforcers tracked down and arrested Caraga region’s eighth most wanted person inside a public cemetery in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur Sunday morning. Joint police operatives apprehended the 45-year-old farmer around 10:05 a.m. at the Tagbina

MANILA, Philippines – Spanning 54 hectares, the Manila North Cemetery (Cimetière del Norte) not only functions as a necropolis but can also be considered an open-air museum, preserving the legacies of statesmen, revolutionary figures, literary icons, educators, and national heroes. A walkthrough of these historical plots offers a glimpse into the architectural reverence dedicated to

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said the majority bloc supports Senate finance committee chair Sen. JV Ejercito’s efforts to remove “unwarranted, whimsical, and corruption-prone items” from the proposed 2027 national budget. “The majority of senators are rallying behind Senate Finance Committee Chairman JV Ejercito’s efforts to cleanse the 2027 budget…,” Lacson said

MANILA, Philippines — More trains will be deployed at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Monday, November 2, in anticipation of the volume of passengers returning to Metro Manila after the Undas weekend, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). In a statement on Sunday, the DOTr said 19 trains would be deployed

Animal welfare advocates have urged government agencies and organizations to investigate the operations of pet cremation services across the country.