Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to release by next week the names of party-list organizations that would be allowed to participate in the May 2025 polls.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said Friday that all pending ca…

Manila: The Philippines would maintain continuous presence in the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the country’s top security adviser said Friday.

In an ambush interview at Sangley Point, Cavite, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said the Philippine …

The national government has allotted PHP2.8 billion for the construction of the Tacloban causeway project that will provide a shorter route from the city’s downtown to the airport, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday.

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A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for attempted murder was arrested in Masbate province on Thursday, the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Friday.

Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said “Nathan,” a member of the Speci…

Manila: An alleged former member of the ‘Angels of Death’, the purported private armed group of detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, is now under police custody.

The person, under the custody of the Police Regional Office (…

Global economic growth is projected to slow marginally to 2.9 percent in 2024 and 2025, down from 3.1 percent in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

“Geopolitical tensions remain elevated, s…

Manila: The low pressure area spotted in east of extreme Northern Luzon has developed into a tropical depression, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The weather bureau called the ne…

Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued a fisher reported missing for more than a month off the waters of Basco, Batanes on Thursday.

Robin Dejillo, 49, of Barangay Dinahican, Infanta, Quezon, was sighted on board his white motorbanca by a C…