Death toll from Storm Yagi rises to 10 as it continues to intensify
THE DEATH toll from Severe Tropical Storm Yagi (Enteng), which battered the Philippine capital and nearby cities and provinces, had risen to 10, the...
PHL Senate approves CREATE MORE bill on second reading
THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) bill, which seeks to lower taxes on domestic and foreign companies to 20% from 25%.
Senate concurs with ILO convention on labor inspections
THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Tuesday approved on final reading resolutions seeking concurrence on an International Labor Organization (ILO) treaty that ensures Philippine companies comply...
Special human rights laws got zero funding in 2025 — CHR
THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday revealed that special human rights laws did not receive any allocations under the proposed 2025 national budget, its chairperson said.
P390-M calamity aid released
HOUSE of Representatives Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday facilitated the release of P390 million worth of financial aid for...
DoH suspects 2 new mpox patients
COTABATO CITY — Health officials are closely watching over two individuals from different areas in region 12 who are suspected of having been infected...
Updates on intel fund use sought
A PHILIPPINE Senator on Tuesday urged law enforcement agencies to brief lawmakers on how intelligence funds have been utilized this year to build intel...
17 Houthi-held Filipinos still safe
THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday said the 17 Filipino seamen held hostage by Houthi rebels since November are still “safe and...
SC reduces penalty of PCG official
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) overturned the dismissal of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official, reducing his penalty to a one-month and one-day suspension, and...
PSA chief asked to resign
THE HEAD of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should resign after the government terminated the contract for printing national identification cards, a congressman said...
Comelec backs hybrid elections
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will support efforts to amend a law that automated the national and local polls, election chief George Erwin M....
Remove deadline for temporary, improvised plates use, LTO told
THE LAND Transportation Office (LTO) must remove the deadline for the temporary and improvised license plates use until the agency closes its production backlogs,...