ITCZ, northeasterly wind flow to prevail over parts of PH on Thursday

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has found that over P9.22 billion worth of properties under the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) remain uninsured, which is a violation of the law and exposes the government to financial risks. In its 2025 audit report, the COA said it reviewed the compliance of the MMDA

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste remains at large following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him for alleged violation of the Public Service Act (PSA) involving his multibillion-peso solar firm, National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag said on Wednesday. Matibag made the statement about an hour after he first announced that

MANILA, Philippines — More than a decade after then Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV publicly alleged that Rodrigo Duterte maintained a large, undeclared account at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the bank confirmed before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that the former President and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, jointly held an

Life on the professional tennis tour can be lonely, but Alex Eala said her friendships with fellow players have made the experience “much, much less lonely.”

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court’s ruling that reduced the number of votes needed to convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial is being challenged again in the Supreme Court, this time by her allies from the chamber and from her father’s political party. Senators Robinhood Padilla and Christopher Lawrence

The group operated mainly between 11 pm and 4 am, using fish bait and traps placed outside homes with pet cats, police say

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte and two other officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) are obliged to return the P73.287 million in confidential funds that the OVP spent in 11 days in December 2022 without proper documentation, according to state auditors. The Commission on Audit (COA) on Monday “affirmed with

Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio's undeclared assets over the years are not just errors but a willful attempt to conceal information, the House prosecution panel said Thursday.

Any bid to amend gambling policies must consider Constitution, ministry warns amid Kedah's push to reinstate state ban.

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Nine bills and one resolution are expected to be approved on final reading by the Senate this afternoon as it briefly pauses the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to conduct a legislative session before a monthlong adjournment.

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Prolonged dry conditions linked to El Niño have caused an estimated P173.69 million in agricultural losses in Bohol, affecting 6,676 farmers in 24 of the province’s 48 municipalities and city, according to a partial assessment by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA). To help drought-hit farms and protect the