Vice Pres. Sara Duterte held a press conference at OVP Central Office, Mandaluyong City on Feb. 18, 2026. In the same briefing, she announced her presidential bid for 2028. Screen grabbed from Inday Sara Duterte livestream. House prosecutors said Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team had withdrawn its earlier objection to the marking of a…
Minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will receive an Php 85 daily pay increase, the Department of Labor and Employment announced Tuesday. Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said about 1.1 million daily wage earners in the capital region are expected to benefit from the adjustment. Tolentino made the announcement during an event at the Malabon Central…
Justice Should Not Depend on Who Can Afford It In the Philippines, you do not have to win a libel case to break the person you filed it against. Often, simply filing the complaint is enough. Libel remains a criminal offense under Articles 353 to 355 of the Revised Penal Code, a law enacted in…
After being absent in the Senate session for months, Sen. Bato dela Rosa resurfaced in the Senate on May 11, 2026, taking part in the leadership change inside the chamber. Photo courtesy of Avito Dalan/PNA. The Philippine National Police said Monday it would arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa if he appears at the Senate…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The US and Iran have agreed to cease hostilities and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to address their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, Axios news website reported on Sunday. According to the website, the renewed fighting stemmed from differing interpretations of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that ended the war,…
CAVITE, Philippines — Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has further strengthened the power infrastructure of Cavite with the energization of its newly built Osorio (Conchu) Substation, a key investment that will improve electricity reliability, expand system capacity, and support the province’s continued economic and urban growth. The new substation is equipped with an 83-megavolt ampere (MVA)…
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. Photo courtesy of Senate of the Philippines. Rewritten version: Senate reopens to visitors under security system The Senate has reopened its doors to visitors under a visitor management system supervised by the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian announced the lifting of the no-visitation policy in a video…
Pagasa said a low-pressure area inside the Philippine area of responsibility may develop into a tropical cyclone by Wednesday. The weather bureau said the LPA currently had a medium chance of intensifying into a cyclone. As of the latest monitoring, the weather disturbance was located 495 kilometers east of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu France has recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 as an exceptional heat wave gripped much of the country, according to preliminary figures released Sunday by the national public health agency. Public Health France said the data, which remain provisional, show a significant increase in mortality during the…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Sunday condemned Iran’s latest attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, warning that further escalation could undermine recent diplomatic efforts in the region. “I express my strongest condemnation for the new Iranian attacks that struck Bahrain and Kuwait in recent hours, to which the Italian government extends…