THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said it drove away a Chinese vessel conducting illegal research in waters north of the Philippines, where it was seen retrieving a deep-sea exploration ...

PHILIPPINE and US military engineers were trained in repairing damaged airfields and disposing of explosives in the Visayas region as part of their annual Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercise, ...

HALF of party-list groups participating in the 2025 Philippine midterm elections have been hijacked by political dynasties, a global human rights coalition said on Tuesday.

FRONTRUNNERS in the 2025 senatorial race were silent on pressing environmental issues despite the climate crisis’s growing impact on the economy, according to a coalition of “green” groups. In a ...

NINE of the 15 candidates in the “likely winning circle” in the pre-election senatorial preference survey are backed by the Marcos government, according to research firm WR Numero. “Rule of thumb in ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Tuesday declared May 12 a nonworking holiday to allow Filipinos to vote in the midterm elections. “There is a need to declare Monday, 12 May 2025, as a special ...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is seeking a consultant to craft the design of the New Zamboanga International Airport development project. In a request for expression of interest on Tuesday, ...

Seven big groups promoting good governance, human rights and Muslim-Christian solidarity have set up an election monitoring system to ensure peaceful and clean elections in southern Moro communities ...

THE Ombudsman has ordered several high-ranking government officials to file a counter-affidavit in response to the findings by the Senate foreign relations committee of ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte ...

PHILIPPINE businesses are optimistic about economic prospects amid a continued push to streamline government processes and cut red tape, according to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). “We’re seeing ...

THE local government of Tagbilaran City in Bohol last week launched a command center under the Next Generation Advanced 911 (NGA 911) emergency response technology. The emergency communication tech ...

BAYAN MUNA has backed a lawsuit that seeks to void portions of the newly enacted Magna Carta for Seafarers at the Supreme Court. “Bayan Muna, together with the seafarers, has been protesting against ...