Bong Revilla to seek reelection
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. will seek reelection in the May 2025 midterm elections, his son, Cavite 1st District Representative Jolo Revilla, told The STAR here Friday.
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DSWD to start validation, registration for food stamp program
MANILA, Philippines — The validation and registration of at least 300,000 poor families who will benefit from the full implementation of the national government’s food stamp program (FSP) will start this month, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said yesterday.
Bato gives more details on ‘Judas’ cop
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bato dela Rosa yesterday gave more details about the unnamed ranking police official allegedly convincing cops to testify against him in his drug war crimes case before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of building "an artificial island" in an escalating maritime row. The coast guard sent a ship "to monitor the supposed illegal activities of China, creating 'an artificial island'," the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a statement, adding two other vessels were in rotational deployment in the area.
NGO to Marcos admin: Surface Mindanao labor organizer a month into abduction
MANILA, Philippines — The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration to surface veteran Mindanao labor organizer William Lariosa after being allegedly abducted by state agents on April 10.
Marcos hands over P210-M aid to El Niño-hit Mindanao LGUs, provinces
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. distributed millions worth of aid to local officials in a bid to help Mindaoan farmers and fisherfolks reeling from the effects of the devastating El Niño.
Is Philippines planning to expel China diplomats over SCS row?
MANILA: The Philippines' national security adviser called on Friday for Chinese diplomats to be expelled over an alleged leak of a phone conversation with a Filipino admiral in a significant escalation of a bitter row over the South China Sea.China's embassy in Manila had orchestrated "repeated acts of engaging and dissemination of disinformation, misinformation and malinformation", with the objective of sowing discord, division and disunity, Eduardo Ano said in a statement.
Miss USA pageant under scrutiny as two winners step down
NEW YORK, United States — The resignations of the reigning Miss USA and Miss Teen USA in the space of a few days have put the pageants' parent organization under the microscope — especially as the young women cited mental health and differences in values as their reasons.