ELECTION lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Sunday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) not to remove from the ballots the names of disqualified candidates for the 2025 midterm elections who have ...

THE House of Representatives’ Committee on the Welfare of Children has approved a bill that imposes stricter penalties on parents or fathers who refuse to provide financial support for their children.

The Philippines likely missed its target of growing the economy by 6 percent in 2024 due to multiple typhoons that caused disruptions in the local farm sector and industries. “We probably did not hit ...

Third of a series The Philippines can and should continue its environmental sustainability champion role in the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and ...

ALL Afghans who arrived in the Philippines to process their application for immigrant visas to the United States have flown to the US last week. Kanishka Gangopadhyay, spokesperson for the US Embassy ...

FILIPINO and US warships and combat aircraft conducted this year’s first maritime cooperative activity (MCA) at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend, the Armed Forces (AFP) said on Sunday.

FAIRNESS and equality must guide the assignment of ballot numbers, the Commission on Elections has said, rejecting proposals to place a belatedly added senatorial candidate at the end of the list. In ...

The Philippine government has allocated an additional P3.03 billion this year to strengthen its infrastructure development in the Kalayaan Island Group, located in the northeastern section of the ...

FILIPINO lawyer Jordan Pizarras, counsel to American businessman Timothy Strong, will be among the few Filipinos to attend the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 20. The invitation ...

THIS time of the year is a good time for a fresh start for PR pros to go over their stuff and create a clutter-free frame of mind. “Do you find yourself surrounded by too much stuff brimming with ...

Environment group Oceana and local government leaders warned President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of a potential food and livelihood security crisis in coastal communities if commercial fishing vessels ...

THE Philippines could reduce key policy rates more aggressively than the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), but the pace will hinge on inflation, according to Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto.  ...