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...

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MANILA, Philippines — State witness and former Public Works-Bulacan District Engineer Henry Alcantara has a “secret room” in his office where the money for alleged kickbacks were counted and stored. A witness disclosed this to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday.  Wirt Walter Rosales, Alcantara’s personal assistant since 2021, made the revelation when he testified

QUEZON, Bukidnon — A head-on collision between two motorcycles along the national highway in Barangay Puntian claimed two lives and left a woman injured early Thursday morning. Traffic investigator PMSgt. Roldan Perez Jr., of the Quezon Municipal Police Station, identified the dead as 51-year-old “Elmer” of Baliok, Talomo, Davao City, and 29-year-old “Daren” of Barangay

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said cleaning the ranks and decongesting court dockets would be his top priorities if he is named the next chief justice. During his panel interview with the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Thursday, Leonen was asked by Sen. Francis Pangilinan how he would address

COTABATO CITY — The head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has objected to the indiscriminate use of the term “Lumad” to refer to the Indigenous Peoples (IP) of Mindanao, saying that no outside party has the authority to define their identity. In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Thursday, NCIP

MANILA, Philippines — Several ferry trips were canceled on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22, due to rough seas brought by Super Typhoon Rosal, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. In its 12 p.m. advisory, the PPA listed the following Port Management Office (PMO) with canceled trips: Masbate PMO Mindoro PMO Bohol PMO READ: Super Typhoon Rosal

MANILA, Philippines — It is inconclusive to claim that a vessel carrying more than a ton of shabu (methamphetamine) intercepted by Thai authorities was headed to the Philippines. This statement comes from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Isagani Nerez on Thursday, dispelling reports linking the cargo to domestic shores. Thai authorities intercepted a vessel