Could Duterte have made an 'honest mistake' in her sworn SALN? The prosecution team refuses to believe that's what happened.
Read full articleILOILO CITY — Authorities arrested a 32-year-old “high-value” drug suspect and seized some P2.84 million worth of suspected meth during an anti-illegal drug operation late Monday night in the municipality of Estancia, Iloilo. The suspect, identified by police as alias “Dave,” was arrested in his neighborhood in Barangay Poblacion Zone 2 at around 11:09 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines — The government is currently going after individuals who have been influencing students to start shooting sprees inside schools, with Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla saying that they are close to catching one of those behind these efforts. In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Remulla was asked about developments regarding the recent shooting incident
MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 18-03-22-20-19-43 for a jackpot of ₱322.26 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Super Lotto 6/49
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Nov. 16 to 18, 2026, as special (non-working) days in the National Capital Region for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Summits. The event, which will gather leaders from Southeast Asia and other countries, will run from Nov. 10 to 12, with
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick Go signed on Tuesday a resolution removing excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. Go announced in the middle of the DOF’s budget hearing of the Senate finance subcommittee, following Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go’s call to help ease fuel costs in the country as
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla acknowledged that he was wrong in previously saying former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque"s asylum application had been denied.
MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela called for immediate government action to support jeepney drivers and operators amid continuing oil price hikes in an open letter posted on social media on Sept. 22. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other concerned government agencies to take concrete measures to protect the livelihoods
BACOLOD CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s ongoing distribution of Emergency Cash Transfers (ECT) to small sugarcane farmers and workers whose crops have been destroyed by red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in Negros Island will hit P1.9 billion before the end of this year, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday,
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 10,936 cases of leptospirosis as of Sept. 16, a 38% increase from the 7,931 cases reported during the same period last year. Of the cumulative cases, 7,242, or 66%, were associated with floodwater exposure amid continued rains, according to the DOH. From Aug. 20 to Sept.
MANILA, Philippines — The trough of the tropical depression (TD) will continue to bring rains over Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Benison Estareja said during its 5 p.m. weather advisory that the extension of the TD outside of
KORONADAL CITY — Five days after she was critically wounded in the Banga National High School shooting in South Cotabato, a Grade 9 female student who suffered a gunshot wound in the head is showing signs of recovery. This development comes after the victim underwent surgery at the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center in Cotabato
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — To address growing concerns over Pax Silica, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro-Commission on Social Apostolate and the Samdhana Institute convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Tuesday at the San Agustin Metropolitan Cathedral here. The whole-day event, themed “Opportunities, Risks and Responsibilities for People, Planet and Peace,” gathered members of the