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The Department of Foreign Affairs has rebuked the Chinese Embassy in Manila over a string of increasingly combative social media posts targeting Filipino officials since the Chinese ambassador remarked last week that China could “easily win” if it used fo…

The super typhoon was last spotted 400 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.

The Office of the Solicitor General said it will seek clarification and partial reconsideration from the Supreme Court regarding its ruling on the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations.

The JBC has begun public interviews for the country's next chief justice.

Lawmakers have welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling declaring key provisions of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 General Appropriations Acts (GAA) unconstitutional, describing the decision as a decisive victory for public accountability.

PAGASA said the center of Rosal's eye is estimated to be 495 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.

PAGASA said the center of Rosal's eye is estimated to be 495 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.

The Department of Public Works and Highways will recommend the construction of stormwater detention basins as a mandatory requirement for private real estate developments nationwide under updated building and land development codes.

Following a landmark Supreme Court decision declaring the 2024, 2025 and parts of the 2026 national budgets unconstitutional, Senate leaders vowed yesterday to strictly guard the proposed 2027 outlay against irregular realignments.

An undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has been suspended for six months by the ombudsman for allegedly awarding contracts worth P1.55 billion to companies linked to a firm he founded.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has canceled the registration of 50 party-list groups, including Bayan Muna, Magdalo and Buhay, over failure to meet participation or electoral performance requirements.

Malacañang won’t stop lawmakers from issuing resolutions against China’s ambassador even as it cited the need to avoid reckless decisions in the face of the tense exchanges between the Chinese embassy and some Philippine officials.

Malacañang has called for an investigation to determine whether there were lapses that allowed businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang to leave the Philippines, as the government seeks to strengthen border security to prevent fugitives from escaping authorities.

Although some Filipinos have already taken a stand on the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, most believe it is still too early to decide how senators should vote, according to OCTA Research.

State weather forecasters have declared Super Typhoon Rosal as the “strongest” tropical cyclone so far this year as it reached its peak.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed a revised trial brief detailing the charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains in effect over Batanes as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) slightly weakened while moving west-northwestward over the sea east of Northern Luzon, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday.

Malacañang has urged fugitive Sen.

Viral graphic falsely attributes profane remark to Hev Abi over Marcos’ bucket advice.

Castro also warned those allegedly sheltering the senator against helping him evade authorities.

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have dropped one alleged killing of a high-value drug target from their case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, after judges ruled it fell outside the time frame of the charge, according to a court fi…

Batanes has been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) maintained its strength while moving west-northwestward over the sea east of Northern Luzon.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to face pressure from lawmakers to expel China’s ambassador, this time from Sen.

The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional key provisions of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 General Appropriations Acts (GAA) over unauthorized congressional increases to unprogrammed standby funds and specific special accounts.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains in effect over several parts of Luzon as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) further intensified while moving over the sea east of Northern Luzon, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday.

Despite a break in her impeachment trial, Vice President Sara Duterte snubbed her office’s budget hearing at the Senate yesterday and instead attended the inurnment of her longtime city planner in Davao.

Authorities have no evidence linking the Duterte family to the 512-kilo shabu shipment seized in Laos, according to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, even as he noted that alleged drug financier Edrieza Rimbang has long been a political ally of the famil…

She still lacks name recall, does not belong to a political dynasty and does not have billions to spend.

An apology should be given sincerely by the offending party and not demanded by the aggrieved, Malacañang said yesterday amid calls for Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan to apologize to Filipinos for his recent threatening remarks

President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi discussed various areas of cooperation, including defense, security and preparations for the upcoming 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits – which will be held in

Kickbacks for fugitive former congressman Zaldy Co and former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo from flood control projects rose from 20 percent to 25 percent when Leyte Rep.

The country’s peak electricity demand could jump by 10.7 percent next year as the “super El Niño” threatens to further intensify summer heat, according to the Department of Energy.

The Philippines has maintained its Tier 1 ranking for the 11th consecutive year in the US State Department’s 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, highlighting sustained government efforts to prevent human exploitation, prosecute traffickers and protect vic…

The Department of Trade and Industry said prices of candles and other basic goods are stable ahead of the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

The Second Congressional Commission on Education found gaps in the distribution of classroom allocations, with some municipalities with the largest shortages allegedly receiving fewer classrooms.

The cyclone is expected to come closest to Extreme Northern Luzon between Thursday and Friday.

The high court said COA and the Ombudsman exercise separate constitutional mandates, and one agency’s unfinished proceedings do not suspend the other’s work.

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The NBI says it found major discrepancies involving properties allegedly linked to Sara Duterte, including land it says has a mansion, pools and a helipad.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over five areas in Luzon after Super Typhoon Champi entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was given the local name Rosal, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.

Filipinos are split on the Marcos administration’s handling of the West Philippine Sea dispute with China, but nearly three in four want the government to prioritize diplomacy.

The Senate finance committee endorsed on Tuesday, October 20, the proposed P785.2-million budget of the Office of the Vice President for 2027 after a hearing that ran less than 20 minutes, with Vice President Sara Duterte absent.

Remulla said he regretted a past decision to honor a "gentleman's agreement" between him and Sen.

In its weather forecast on Tuesday, October 20, PAGASA said Champi is estimated to be 1,605 kilometers east of Central Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 240 kph.

Seven Filipino workers have been wounded in a string of attacks on Saudi Arabia, three of them critically, the Department of Foreign Affair said on Monday, October 19.

Pope Leo XIV has approved the election of Luis Cardinal Antonio Tagle as Dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to preside over the body that elects popes.

Malacañang welcomed the ruling saying it is also their hope that Duterte will remain healthy amid the proceedings.

A Bureau of Internal Revenue official told the impeachment court on Thursday, October 8, that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband earned a combined P85.34 million in income net of tax from 2007 to 2025, and confirmed the bureau has issued a letter…

The arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats was postponed for the second time on Friday, October 9.