House eyes approval of 2025 budget by end of September
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives aims to pass the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 before Congress goes on break by the end of September.
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Yacht in transport of P9.7 billion shabu seized
MANILA, Philippines — Four private yachts, including the one allegedly used in transporting the P9.68 billion worth of shabu in Batangas in April, have been seized by a joint team of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Beauty pageant candidate, Israeli fiancé die from gunshot wounds
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday reported that beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her Israeli partner Yitshak Cohen died from gunshot wounds.
Press Release - Not just timely but essential, Jinggoy says on the P35 pay hike to NCR workers
Given the rising inflation rate impacting poor households, the P35 increase in the daily minimum wage for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) is not just timely but essential, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
Lawyers group backs Marcos WPS policy
THE foremost organization of Philippine lawyers, supported the stand of the Marcos government to assert the country's legal and sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea.
8 years on, China refuses to accept SCS ruling
MANILA, Philippines — On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the Philippines’ victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, China released a report to reaffirm its objection to the final ruling that invalidated its expansive “nine-dash-line” claim in the South China Sea.
PNP probes Duterte’s statement about Quiboloy’s whereabouts
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will look into a remark made by former president Rodrigo Duterte that he knows where the wanted pastor Apollo Quiboloy is hiding.
Defense pact paves way for Philippines-Japan ‘Balikatan’
MANILA, Philippines — The armed forces of the Philippines and Japan may hold large joint training exercises in the country – comparable to the annual Balikatan exercises with the United States – once Manila and Tokyo sign a reciprocal access agreement (RAA).