A total of 4,426 graduating college students from Manila received P20,000 each in financial assistance from the national government on June 3 to help them complete their studies. The beneficiaries, drawn from 896 barangays across the city’s six districts, received the aid under the Office of...
Fresh off dominating performances in Davao, national team standouts Bea Quiambao and Irienold Reig, Jr. are primed to spearhead a fierce battle of grit and strategy as they headline the milestone 10th staging of the Century IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay this Sunday, June 7. The country’s premier...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to do more in sustaining gains in peace and order after it reported a 25.77-percent decline in focus crimes in May this year. From 2,895 incidents in May last year, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said it went down to 2,149 incidents...
The Philippines and Vietnam are charting a “new” and “deeper” trajectory for their defense relationship amid a more volatile regional environment, proving that rival claimant-nations in the South China Sea (SCS) can cooperate civilizedly—a feat that Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines and Japan have moved closer to a landmark defense equipment deal that could see retired Japanese warships and a patrol aircraft transferred to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). This as the Philippine government pressed ahead with efforts to expand security ties with...
The United States plans to transfer a Coast Guard cutter to the Philippines to bolster the latter’s maritime security amid ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the vessel transfer following a high-level bilateral meeting with Department of...
Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) has urged the government to exercise caution in granting another minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, warning that higher labor costs could hurt exporters, micro enterprises, and the broader economy at a time of elevated inflation and slowing...
A pair of blockbuster, high-stakes singles finals are locked in at the P2 million Palawan Open 2026 as Fil-Am Christopher Papa survived an absolute multi-hour epic to set up a heavyweight men’s singles title clash against the Philippines ' premier player, Alberto Lim, Jr. Meanwhile, the...
The Philippines and New Zealand are moving to accelerate defense cooperation as both countries push for the ratification of a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), while Manila advances a broader concept that would position the country as a venue for strategic convergence among like-minded...
A member of the House Committee on Energy is suggesting the use of fuel value-added tax (VAT) collections in a mechanism to partially subsidize electricity bill rebates. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. made this proposal amid the complaints on social media regarding the so-called...
The Philippines’ debt as a share of economic output is expected to remain elevated above 60 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year as the government ramps up borrowings to support its response to the national energy emergency amid the prolonged war in the Middle East. Based on the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. recently revealed his plans as Leyte police chief. Sacro, who assumed the position recently, vowed to reduce criminality in the province by stepping up the campaign against wanted persons, loose firearms, illegal drugs, and illegal gambling, aligned...
