Philippines Star

If there was anything good that the COVID-19 pandemic brought, it was the coming together of the public and private sectors.

Tropical cyclone Egay is forecast to steadily increase in strength and may reach the severe tropical storm category today as state weather forecasters are not ruling out a possible landfall scenario over Northern Luzon.

As the Philippines approaches the tail end of the peace process, soldiers are now tasked to shift from being war fighters to peacemakers, President Marcos said.

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will be the guest of honor and speaker during the awards ceremony of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) on July 28 at the Stephen Fuller Hall, Asian Institute of Management in Makati City.

President Marcos has appointed fiber internet tycoon Dennis Anthony Uy as his special envoy to South Korea for digital transformation.

While it vows to exercise restraint, the Philippine National Police yesterday urged leaders of cause-oriented groups to police their own ranks to ensure a peaceful outcome of President Marcos’ second State of the Nation Address tomorrow.

Malacañang suspended work in government offices and classes in public schools in all levels in Metro Manila for tomorrow because of possible bad weather and a three-day transport strike that organizers claimed would paralyze transportation in the capital region.

Will the Marcos administration finally be able to end the license plate shortage that has troubled transport officials and motorists since 2016?

The government may resort to “outright confrontation” in dealing with prosecutors from the International Criminal Court who might insist on entering the country to investigate thousands of extrajudicial killings allegedly committed by security forces in the conduct of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, a ranking justice official said yesterday.

Former Department of Health secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin will seek a reinvestigation on the graft and technical malversation charges filed against her and four other former and incumbent officials in connection with the agency’s Dengvaxia vaccination program during the Aquino administration.

After President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifted the state of public health emergency, Joey Concepcion, the founder of Go Negosyo, lauded the silver lining that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Progressive groups slammed the Philippine National Police after authorities blocked a delegation of protesters  ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address due to the "unworthiness" of a 16-foot effigy.

The Philippines has been nominated as the “most desirable country” at the 22nd Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards in the United Kingdom.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the suspension of classes on July 24 in Metro Manila — a move sought to ensure the safety of the public against Tropical Storm Egay and to alleviate the effects of the scheduled transport strike.

The Quezon City government said it has issued a permit to the progressive group Bayan, authorizing them to hold a protest along Commonwealth Avenue during the State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation 297, effectively lifting the state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines — effectively revoking various orders, memoranda, etc. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PAGASA reported on Saturday that Tropical Storm Egay has slightly intensified and that wind signals are expected to be hoisted soon in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas.

PAGASA reported on Saturday that Egay has further intensified into tropical storm as the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas brace for a possible hoisting of tropical cyclone wind signals.

The state weather bureau said that Tropical Depression Egay continues to move west northwestward while maintaining its strength and with tropical cyclone wind signals possibly being hoisted on Saturday.

More than half of the country’s police force have rejected the proposed five percent contribution for their pension being pushed by the government’s economic managers, the Philippine National Police said.