MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Thursday said the next president should make anti-corruption his or her defining platform and certify as urgent the enactment of the long-overdue Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.... Read full article
MANILA – The alert status in Taal Volcano is likely to remain at Level 3 (magmatic unrest) and could be further downgraded if volcanic activity continues to go down without any explosions in the next two weeks.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The province of Camiguin has imposed a temporary ban on pork meat and by-products from outside the island after the Department of Agriculture-Northern Mindanao (DA-10) confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF).... Read full article
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque supports nuclear energy to meet the country's growing energy demand but is against reviving the Bataan nuclear power plant (BNPP) since it would put the people and the environment at risk.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the recommendation to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under more stringent Alert Level 4 status ... Read full article
MANILA – The attempt of senators running in the coming May 2022 polls to torpedo the Malampaya sale to a Filipino businessman “will benefit an Indonesia oligarch,” according to columnist Rigoberto Tiglao.... Read full article
MANILA – The northeast monsoon, locally known as the "amihan", will bring moderate to strong winds and some rains to Luzon on Saturday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the Roman Catholic Church to suspend the physical masses, including the traditional Traslacion procession and mass for the Black Nazarene amid the spike of Covid-19 cases in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines has so far administered reformulated low-dosing Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 26,363 children aged 5 to 11 years old, the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 reported on Thursday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wants to visit the United States to personally thank their government for their donation of vaccines against Covid-19.... Read full article