The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) arrested a Japanese national and his Filipino accomplice at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 for trafficking 13 Filipinos under the pretense of offering factory jobs in Japan. DMW operatives, in coordination with the NAIA Task Force...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez--who is running unopposed in his bid for a third straight term as congressman--has cast his vote in the ongoing May 12 elections. Romualdez did so in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte 1st congressional district. “Every vote is a declaration of hope. It’s a...
Investors in the Philippine stock market will be watching out for news on how the mid-term elections was conducted and how the Marcos administration’s candidates fared while also waiting for the release of remittance numbers. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L....
Police forces across the country were instructed to go all out in securing the canvassing of votes for the midterm elections. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said they expect police commanders to further step up the security measures starting at least 6...
The Department of Education (DepEd) received over a hundred election-related incident reports from across the country on Monday, May 12, with most of these incidents involving vote counting machine (VCM) malfunctions, missing names on voters ' lists, and health-related concerns affecting...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and other incumbent senators voted early on Election Day, Monday, May 12, for the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his wife, Heart Evangelista voted early at the Buhatan Integrated School in Brgy. Buhatan,...
Repairs on expansion joints along the northbound section of the Manuel Roxas Jr. Flyover in Tondo, Manila, have started as part of a major retrofitting and strengthening project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. In a report, the DPWH–North Manila District Engineering...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to journalists to trust in the capabilites of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as it endeavors to solve the murder of industry veteran Johnny Dayang. “We just have to trust them. They are the ones who have the legal mandate, the expertise, the men,...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo emphasized the importance of the Philippines’ partnership with the Caribbean community, pointing out the shared interests in maritime security, climate change, and multilateralism, among others. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo with...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast her vote for this year’s midterm elections in her hometown of Davao City on Monday, May 12. Vice President Sara Duterte at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, where she cast her vote for the 2025 midterm elections. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Speaker Martin Romualdez says the high satisfaction rating that the House of Representatives has received shows a vote of confidence from Filipinos. “This is a vote of confidence from our people. It tells us that the House of the People is delivering real results—affordable rice, housing for...
President Marcos has successfully cast his vote for the 2025 midterm elections, but not after encountering a technical glitch that forced him to feed his ballot into the automated counting machine (ACM) twice with the assistance of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel. RTVM screenshots...
