NBI director says expletive-laden call with friend occurred in 2020 and was never meant for public release.

A Philippine General Hospital branch in Carmona, Cavite is set to break ground this May.

The House justice panel is formally adopting its report that found “probable cause” to impeach the vice president.

What was presented as an exposé was largely old or publicly available material repackaged as revelations about the world’s largest aid agency.

Despite rising in the overall global rankings, the Philippines reported a deteriorating press freedom situation last year, mirroring a trend seen in numerous countries around the world, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières/RSF).

The Senate will resume session today, with the looming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte among its top priorities.

Eighteen Filipino seafarers arrived in the country on Thursday and Friday on separate commercial flights after staying in the Persian Gulf on board Liberian-flagged vessel MSC Ishyka.

Some classes in Albay have been suspended due to ongoing volcanic activity from Mayon Volcano, local authorities said.

Fourteen areas across the country are under the “danger” heat index level, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Saturday, May 2, warning of scorching temperatures and possible health risks.

The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte will have ample time to prepare for his upcoming trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, according to a court spokesperson.

The Philippines was kept off the United States’ list of countries with intellectual property rights enforcement issues for the 13th consecutive year.

Dismissing innuendos of a so-called “fishing expedition,” a lawmaker taunted the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday, saying the evidence they gathered in her impeachment complaints were gargantuan enough that it is equivalent to a whale.

Balikatan drills in Zambales include systems to detect, track and defeat unmanned aerial th

As the country faces challenging economic pressures, President Marcos vowed to boost workers’ protection and opportunities as well as create more and better jobs for Filipinos.

Japan’s former prime minister Kishida Fumio expressed optimism that the Philippines will be among the first countries to receive funds from Japan’s new initiative of $10 billion to support Southeast Asian economies wanting to strengthen their energy supply chain.

The United States embassy in Manila confirmed yesterday the deaths of two Americans in the clash between the military and the New People’s Army  in Toboso, Negros Occidental on April 19, as it warned US citizens of the military’s recent operations.

The rising cost of basic goods and services remains the most urgent national concern of Filipinos, according to a recent survey by the OCTA Research group.

The Presidential Communications Office commended the National Bureau of Investigation for its swift action in filing charges and arresting former broadcaster Jay Sonza over his alleged spread of false information on the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Japanese government has conferred two of its highest honors on former Senate President Koko Pimentel III and former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima for their roles in strengthening ties between Tokyo and Manila.

The Filipino cardinal leads an ecumenical ceremony as the Vatican continues its engagement with the Anglican church.

The PNP has released over P4.1 million in rewards to civilian informants whose tips helped crack major criminal cases.

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck near San Julian, Eastern Samar.

Water supplies are running low in parts of Albay, as cleanup efforts for Mayon ashfall intensify.

Coast Guard set to deploy vessels and aircraft to challenge Chinese research ships in Philippine waters.

The Philippine Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted their first combined live-fire drills during Exercise “Salaknib” at the lahar fields of Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Santa Juliana, Capas, Tarlac.

The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte will have another opportunity to seek his release after trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to review his detention ahead of his upcoming trial.

The Department of Agriculture is stepping up market interventions as palay prices weaken in several major rice producing provinces, even as the main harvest season draws close to completion.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued an advisory discouraging non-essential travel to areas surrounding Mayon Volcano as it remains under Alert Level 3 due to ongoing volcanic unrest.

Calling the New People’s Army a band of terrorists and criminals, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has ruled out peace talks with the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon committee chairman Panfilo Lacson will deliver a “Chairman’s Progress Report” on the flood control scandal as a privilege speech, as the Senate resumes session tomorrow.

The Senate may convene as an impeachment court this month and then start a full-blown trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in June, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson.

Malacañang has permitted Vice President Sara Duterte to embark on overseas trips she originally sought to undertake starting last month.

The Philippines' service-driven economy puts it at the upper end of ASEAN jobs at risk of losing to AI.

The criminalization of journalism is tightening across the Asia-Pacific, with the Philippines singled out as among countries where legal tools are increasingly used to silence the press, according to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by the Reporters Sans Frontieres or RSF.

Sen. Raffy Tulfo has expressed concern over the increasing number of Filipinos falling victim to illegal recruitment, human trafficking and scams.

A China Coast Guard vessel began shadowing the main ship of the Atin Ito civil society group coalition’s fourth civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), less than 12 hours after the mission left Manila on Thursday night.

fter recent rollbacks, pump prices are expected to rise again next week as prolonged supply disruptions have fueled global market concerns.

DICT Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. said during the Senate hearing that the agency was forced to take the systems offline after an unexpected surge in users crashed the eGovPH App, the government's main digital services platform, for nearly five hours one day and six hours the next about two weeks prior.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised Filipino workers as the country's "backbone" and promised more jobs in his Labor Day message Friday, May 1, but gave no signal of a planned nationwide wage increase even as thousands took to the streets today demanding one.

Rights groups and Indigenous peoples activists expressed their rage and grief outside the walls of Camp Aguinaldo on Thursday, April 30, three years to the day since two Indigenous rights defenders were seized at gunpoint in Rizal and never seen again.

The Senate is weighing a “no work, no pay” rule, directly affecting absentee Sen. Bato dela Rosa

The government is working to reopen roads in ashfall-hit areas of Albay.

The stretch of fuel price rollbacks seen in late April is expected to give way to renewed increases in early May.

The House of Representatives is set to move two key Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council priority measures for final approval when session resumes today.

A deliberate move to block the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in the Senate could trigger a change in the chamber’s leadership, former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel III said over the weekend.

A large-scale security deployment was launched at the Mactan Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, as the Philippine National Police (PNP) mobilized a force of more than 7,300 personnel from various government security and emergency response agencies in preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit 2026 in Cebu.

The Jesus Is Lord Church Ltd. has secured a favorable ruling from the Hong Kong High Court over a contested property in Kowloon, thereby rejecting all claims brought by JIL Investments Ltd.

The civil society group “Atin Ito” reached Pag-asa Cay 2 on Sunday, May 3, during its fourth civilian expedition, placing a Philippine flag on the feature while Chinese vessels closely monitored the area.

Making history once again, the Atin Ito coalition’s fourth civilian-led mission to the West Philippine Sea successfully reached Pag-asa Island yesterday, despite the shadowing and presence of at least three China Coast Guard vessels and a possible People’s Liberation Army Navy warship in the vicinity.

The Supreme Court has voided former president Rodrigo Duterte’s dismissal of then-overall deputy ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, serving as a vindication for the latter nearly a decade after leading a probe on Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth.

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Pro-impeachment lawmakers are targeting at least 215 House votes to impeach the vice president.

UP Manila expands its allied health programs with a new BS RadTech degree.

A “highly regarded diplomatic source” disclosed that fugitive former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co is in Paris, France, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) chief said.

The Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court will hold its first status conference on the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte on May 27.

While snubbing the House of Representatives, the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte says that the defense team will fully participate if a full-blown impeachment trial will be held in the Senate.

Most Filipinos want the government to focus on jobs, wages, and the cost of living, according to two independent surveys conducted in March.

The relic of the first “millennial saint,” Carlo Acutis, is set to return to the Philippines this year.

The NBI said operatives from its Organized Crime Division, Cybercrime Division, and Technical Intelligence Division carried out the arrest based on a warrant issued that day by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 118.

The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency welcomed yesterday the expansion of maternity benefits under Philippine Health Insurance Corp., saying it is a critical step to reducing maternal deaths.