BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — This city is proposing a P4.143-billion budget for 2027, up 13 percent from this year’s allocation, as the mountain resort city seeks to sustain economic growth and advance its shift toward a circular economy and smart city governance.

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — “Bangus” (milkfish) producers are struggling to recover their production costs as expenses rise and farm-gate prices of the country’s national fish decline.

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte was a no-show at the budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at the Senate on Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) failed to collect around P521.26 million worth of fees from the use of forest lands, foreshore and protected areas because of the lack of collection…

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla claimed on Tuesday that arresting Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has been ordered arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for being a coperpetrator in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is expanding access to selected first-line antituberculosis (TB) medicines through its Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (Gamot) program.

MANILA, Philippines — Due to the size of Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi), heavy rains and strong winds are expected to affect several parts of Luzon on Wednesday, even though the storm is not expected to make landfall in the country, the…

Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla is seeking assistance from the national government to prepare for the anticipated impacts of the “super El Niño” phenomenon.

MANILA, Philippines – The newly appointed commissioner of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) has drawn scrutiny from the public for her fashion-forward lifestyle and lavish trips abroad, which appear to contrast sharply with her role at…

MANILA, Philippines — The graft trial of former Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief Jesus Fernandez before the Sandiganbayan Third Division began on Wednesday.

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A specialized Philippine Coast Guard scuba diving team from Cagayan de Oro City reinforced the search and retrieval operation on Wednesday for a farmer who went missing at a river here.

MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutors have submitted their formal offer of evidence to the Senate impeachment court in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, prosecution adviser Robert Ace Barbers said on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Two more individuals died from dengue in Agusan del Sur, bringing the death toll to 18 as of Tuesday, data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday said that an automated fare collection system (AFCS) may be implemented before 2026 ends.

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday called for the declaration of a national state of emergency amid the adverse effects of the Super El Niño.

COTABATO CITY – A Maguindanao del Norte village chairman has miraculously survived 17 bullets fired by riding-in-tandem suspects in a daylight ambush in Barangay Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat town on Tuesday afternoon.

MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Bong Revilla asked the Sandiganbayan Third Division to dismiss his malversation case over an alleged ghost project in Bulacan worth over P92 million.

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Soldiers intercepted at least P29 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during an early morning patrol in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 was raised over Batanes as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) moved east of northern Luzon on Wednesday morning, according to the state weather bureau.

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales— The heat index in Olongapo City reached 44.6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, remaining at dangerous levels as temperatures felt hotter than usual in parts of the city.