Albay suspends in-person classes Sept. 29-30 over transport strike

The Philippines and the United States have marked 80 years of partnership in business, diplomacy and people-to-people ties with the launch of a new edition of a booklet highlighting the countries' longstanding relationship.

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday dared Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to explain how an infrastructure project in Taguig City, which supposedly contained coordinates pointing outside verified project limits, should not be flagged as a “ghost” project. This followed Dizon’s earlier statement that there are “no ghost projects” in

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday thanked those who greeted him on his 69th birthday on September 13, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership has challenged its personnel to achieve a 100-percent efficiency rate in handling Unified 911 calls, up from 96.15 percent recorded in the first eight months of 2026. “An efficiency rate of 96.15 percent is a strong performance, but for a service as critical as Unified 911, every second

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court is optimistic that the Supreme Court would immediately decide on the petitions challenging its decision to reduce the number of votes needed to convict — or acquit — Vice President Sara Duterte.   “Yes, that’s the expectation of our presiding officer [Sen. Francis Escudero] and the whole impeachment court.

Bryan Bagunas reveals Alas Pilipinas players have not received their allowances since July, forcing some to miss practices during their Asian Games buildup due to financial constraints

TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division (8ID) in Catbalogan City, Samar on Friday and expressed full support for soldiers carrying out security and peace-building missions in Eastern Visayas. Marcos, who is also commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met with

TUPI, South Cotabato — A day-long power supply interruption on Sunday struck parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat due to preventive maintenance operations. This prompted some residents in areas served by the South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO I) to head to spring resorts to escape the heat. The National Grid Corp of the

DFA spokesperson Analyn Ratonel says the Philippines takes part in a 'call for all parties to desist from unilateral actions that erode the conditions of peace and undermine the visibility of a future Palestine state'

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, have pledged US$1 billion to the University of Oregon to create an engineering college, the largest known gift to a U.S. public flagship university.

MANILA, Philippines – Private sector workers in Central Visayas will receive a P42 increase in their daily minimum wage starting Oct. 14, according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Under the new rates, the daily minimum wage will increase to P582 (from P540) for Class A areas and P542 (from P500)  for Class B

The Sibol Pokemon Unite team of Lance David, Ducke Harnold Leoncio, Lawrence Anthony Gatmaitan, Kim Rey Salazar, Robert Jon Mempin, and Michael Vaughn Ocio earn the Philippines' first-ever esports medal in the Asian Games