Vice President Sara Duterte led the distribution of food boxes to members of the LGBTQIA+ community and senior citizens in Barangay Gulod, Quezon City, under the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) Relief for Indigents and Individuals in Crises and Emergencies (RIICE) Program. The assistance...
The Philippines is now taking steps to evade the imposition of a 12.5-percent tariff from the United States (US) over its alleged failure to crack down on the importation of goods made with forced labor. Trade Undersecretary Allan Gepty said the government would respond to the proposed duties by...
The Philippines could soon face additional duties of up to 12.5 percent on some of its exports to the United States (US) as a result of its alleged failure to enforce measures banning the entry of goods produced with forced labor. The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
Human rights advocates and various cause-oriented groups filed on Wednesday, June 3, a case of obstruction of justice against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla in connection with the May 14 escape of fellow senator Ronald ‘Bato” Dela Rosa before the Office of the Ombudsman. Aside...
Singapore-based regional surveillance body ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) is seeing a full-year stagflationary period as it significantly lowers its Philippine growth outlook amid mounting pressure from elevated costs of living. Based on AMRO’s June 2026 interim update of its...
South Korean action-horror film “Colony,” directed by Yeon Sang-ho, reportedly earned an estimated ₱20 million on its opening day in the Philippines on May 27, setting what industry observers described as the biggest movie opening in the country so far this year. The zombie thriller stars Jun...
Mandaluyong City — The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over mobility aids and medical equipment to the Municipality of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, on May 20, 2026, at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City. PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles formally handed over the...
The Office of the Ombudsman has confirmed that it is conducting fact-finding on issues involving Vice President Sara Duterte, while being mindful of ongoing impeachment proceedings before the Senate, Assistant Ombudsman Jose Dominic Clavano IV said. He said the office is observing developments in...
The camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Thursday, May 28 they will file an appeal with the Philippine National Police (PNP) over its decision to revoke the lawmaker’s firearms license. Dela Rosa’s lawyer, Atty. Israelito Torreon, insisted there must be a conviction and a court...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has revoked the license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF) of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and ordered the surrender of 117 firearms registered under his name following a move to enforce an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Monday, May 25, denounced what he described as a politically motivated complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, adding that the case was intended to intimidate independent voices in the Senate. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta said the complaint...
