President Marcos has extended the term of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil by four months, Malacañang announced Thursday morning, Feb. 6. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief P/Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (file) A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
The House of Representatives--dominated by President Marcos' allies--impeached Vice President Sara Duterte during plenary session Wednesday, Feb. 5, the final session day before the midterm elections. House members did so via the shortcut route215 of them signed a fourth impeachment...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking to send additional soldiers to Basilan even as the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to move the date of the inaugural parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
The suspects being caught in the act luring foreigners in the love scam. A total of 167 Filipinos and two Chinese nationals were arrested by members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a raid on an alleged love scam hub in Makati City that uses artificial...
The country’s leading business groups are calling for sweeping reforms in the national budget process to ensure that long-term economic stability is prioritized amid controversies surrounding this year’s budget. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Feb. 5, published on Makati Business Club’s...
Outgoing Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Tull Traisorat (left) pays a farewell call on Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: DND) Thailand is capable of supplying ships, unmanned aerial vehicles...
The National Food Authority (NFA) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that the rice buffer stocks it will disburse as part of the declaration of a food security emergency on rice could be purchased by consumers at ₱35 per kilo as early as this week. The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared the...
Senator Mark Villar has underscored the urgent need for increased investment in agricultural infrastructure, particularly cold storage facilities, to enhance food security and reduce post-harvest losses in the Philippines. In response to rising food prices and supply chain inefficiencies, Villar is...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday, Feb. 3, a food security emergency on rice as prices for the commodity remain stubbornly high. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the declaration was prompted by the "extraordinary” increase in local rice prices despite the...
Philreca Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus (left), Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (PPAB) The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) past "failure" to carry out a timely rate reset--which had been detrimental to...
CEBU CITY – A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter multiple times in the City of Naga, southern Cebu province. A RAPE suspect shows a bullet wound in his forehead which he sustained after a failed suicide attempt. (NBI-7) The arrest was made a day after...
Senator Raffy Tulfo was elated over the swift action of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning his recommendation to add local police outposts on Road 10 with at least five policemen on duty and police mobiles available 24/7 to curb the rampant crime on the most notorious road in Metro...
