Palace says water supply remains sufficient amid El Niño

MANILA, Philippines — Research group IBON Foundation and labor group Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) have called for higher wages and stronger government intervention as inflation accelerated to 7.8% in October, saying rising prices of basic goods and services continued to erode workers’ purchasing power. In separate statements on Thursday, the two

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has denied the prosecution’s request to admit the Commission on Audit (COA) documents as evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The prosecution hoped to corroborate the COA documents for Article II, or Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth, despite presenting the exhibits in Article I, or the vice

MARIVELES, Bataan – Mariveles’ agriculture office is investigating an oil spill reported by fishermen in waters off the sub-village of Naswe in Barangay Ipag.  Guillermo Mangayao, a staff member of the Mariveles Municipal Agriculture Office, said they have not yet determined where the oil slick originated.  Fishermen spotted about 25 liters of crude or used

TAGBILARAN CITY — A 15-year-old child in conflict with the law (CICL) was formally charged with parricide for the killing of the minor’s 46-year-old mother in Panglao, Bohol, police said. Police Capt. Kentbel Ceasar Parcon, chief of the Panglao Municipal Police Station, said authorities filed the parricide charge, noting that they handled the case in

TAGBILARAN CITY — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man caught on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera taking a wallet containing an estimated P100,000 cash inside St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral-Shrine in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Bohol Police Provincial Director Col. Patricio Degay Jr. on Thursday ordered a swift investigation into the incident

MANILA, Philippines—The University of the East (UE) on Friday expressed hope that its alumnus – newly-appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Rodil Zalameda – will go on upholding the Constitution and fairness in the judiciary. Zalameda earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from UE Manila. “The UE community wishes Chief Justice Zalameda continued courage to

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday swore in several Cabinet officials who received ad-interim appointments in a ceremony at Malacañang. Following are the names of the officials: In a candid moment before administering their oaths of office, Marcos praised the 10 officials and described them as the best group ever formed since the

MANILA, Philippines — The EcoWaste Coalition has called for a government crackdown on unauthorized and counterfeit squishy toys, urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work with customs, police and local government units to stop their sale ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The environmental and health watchdog group said squishy toys lacking market

Beyond the nuclear question, critics warn that a Pax Silica deal should be studied well to prevent any exploitative arrangements reminiscent of the Philippines’ colonial past

The National Council on Disability Affairs targets to register all 2.9 million persons with disabilities under the unified ID system by December 2027, before phasing out the old cards possibly by 2030

Malacañang on Friday reminded government agencies to keep their Christmas celebrations simple this year, although no order was needed to implement this.

Rappler reporter Patrick Cruz sits down with People's Budget Coalition co-convenor Ken Abante to unpack their findings on the proposed 2027 national budget, from more than P1 trillion in potential red flags to congressional budget insertions.