MANILA, Philippines — Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe on Thursday advised the executive branch to defer the use of certain 2026 budget funds while awaiting the final ruling of the Supreme Court (SC). “Our advice to DBM (Department of Budget and Management) and the executive branch would be to hold off on using the funds for now,

COTABATO CITY- Two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel were shot dead by two unidentified gunmen along Roman Vilo Street in Poblacion 6 here at noon on Thursday. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PROBAR), identified the fatalities as Seaman Second Class Reniel Agpalo, a resident of Nueva Ecija, and

Philippine agriculture stands at a critical crossroads as it confronts shrinking farm sizes, rising production costs, climate change, weak market integration and increasing dependence on imported food and agricultural technologies. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries show that average farm size declined from 3.61 hectares in 1970 to 0.82

SpaceX founder Elon Musk warned Democrats over a possible congressional probe on Wednesday, writing, “live by the sword, die by the sword.” “Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets,” Musk wrote on the social platform...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it will be on full alert nationwide from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 ahead of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, or Undas, with over 140,000 personnel from various agencies deployed for security. A total of 72,501 cops have been deployed, along with 16,892 personnel

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said his office will review the evidence that the House prosecution will turn over from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Hog raisers in Oriental Mindoro have joined a nationwide three-day “pork holiday” from Thursday to Saturday (October 22 to 24) to protest the continued drop in farmgate prices of hogs and other challenges facing the local industry. The Oriental Mindoro Alliance of United Hog Raisers said it is heeding the

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday told senators that the provisions that the Supreme Court (SC) declared unconstitutional in the 2024 and 2025 budgets were no longer in the proposed 2027 budget.

The Philippine ambassador to the United States signalled possible meetings of the “Squad” bloc ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering in Manila, as Washington confirmed that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue would hold its first leaders’ summit in more than two years on the sidelines of the regional talks. An informal defence grouping, the “Squad” forms part of a US-led regional strategy to counter China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region. It comprises the US...