Smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco materials worth ₱3.3 billion were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Agusan del Norte province during a major operation aimed at curbing illicit trade that has been eroding government revenues in recent years. The seizure, involving 54 container...
While Malacañang said no destabilization efforts are currently being monitored, it is aware where the plot is coming from. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said there is nothing new about reports on destabilization plots against the government. However, without...
Twelve individuals, including a nine-month-old baby and three other minors, were injured after their vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and overturned when the driver allegedly fell asleep in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Monday, May 11. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro was as patient as ever when she explained to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta in plenary Monday, May 11 that there 's nothing wrong with holding impeachment proceedings during congressional break, in this case the annual summer...
GCash, a Philippines ' finance super app and with a large cashless ecosystem, delivered a pointed message at the 2026 National Innovation Day: artificial intelligence must be built on accountability, or it risks making financial exclusion worse, not better. Speaking before policymakers, tech...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city reverted to the five-day work week starting Monday. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the development, saying that economic conditions have improved with the stabilization of fuel prices and transportation costs. Under Executive Order (EO)...
In what was arguably the biggest shock in the House plenary vote on Monday, May 11, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco joined the overwhelming majority who favored the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Before this, Tiangco--either by design or not--has positioned himself as a...
Vice President Sara Duterte--an aspiring President in 2028--now has the unsavory tag of being the first Philippine official to get impeached by the House of Representatives not once, but twice. It happened in successive years--2025 and 2026--with the number of impeachment backers this year...
Voting 13-9-2, the Senate on Monday, May 11 voted to oust Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and elected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate President. The leadership change took effect as the House of Representatives were moving to vote on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara...
The Marcos Jr. administration fell short of its planned borrowing of up to ₱39 billion on Monday, May 11, as demand for short-dated debt papers remained weak and interest rates continued to climb following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy hike. During the latest treasury bills...
Retired military and police generals have thrown their support behind Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over his opposition to reviving national-level peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front...
The Philippines and Paraguay have signed agreements on diplomatic training cooperation and visa-free travel, as both countries look forward to having President Marcos and his delegation visit Paraguay “in the near future.” Speaking during a joint press statement in Malacañang, Marcos described...
