MANILA: The simultaneous conduct of the 2025 midterm elections and the plebiscite on Charter change (Cha-cha) is the ‘practical thing’ to do, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

In an interview before going to Canberra, Australia, Marco…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday denied the alleged assassination plot against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and urged the televangelist to ‘say his side’ about his alleged abuses.

‘Walang may gust…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said three agreements aimed at enhancing the Philippines and Australia’s relations will be signed during his visit to the Australian capital Canberra.

‘I anticipate an enhancement of the mutual u…

MANILA: Five colonels of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been promoted to brigadier generals, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday.

Promoted to one-star rank were Colonels Florendo Gerdan Jr., Porfirio Calagan,…

LAOAG: Ilocos Norte province has stepped up measures to prevent the recurrence of forest fires this dry season.

Marcell Tabije, provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, in a media interview Wednesday, said authorities from the Phili…

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has urged local government units (LGUs) in the region to file, pass, and approve an ordinance penalizing the pawning of cash cards by beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang P…

BACOLOD: The Negros Occidental provincial government has allotted funds to mitigate the effects of the dry spell due to the El Niño weather phenomenon as damage to crops in the province reached PHP55.412 million as of Feb. 26.

A report released by th…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday afternoon (Manila time) arrived in Canberra where he is set to discuss the Philippines’ and Australia’s strategic partnership with the Australian Parliament.

The presidential plane landed at the …