Philippines Star

President Marcos is optimistic the Armed Forces’ modernization program will be back on track as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

After all the frenzy that it has whipped up, the “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign of the Department of Tourism appears to be still on the table.

The Philippine National Police is willing to deploy police officers for beat patrol at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City in the wake of the reported sexual assault of a student in the campus last week – if the university will allow it.

The government has to fix the “complicated” systems in the bureaucracy and ensure an investor-friendly environment, President Marcos said, following the release of the labor force survey which showed unemployment and underemployment hitting their second lowest rates since 2005.

Authorities have arrested a claimant of a seized shipment containing P3.16 million worth of illegal narcotics in Makati City, according to a statement released by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) last Friday.

Research group IBON Foundation has thumbed down the labor market gains being touted by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

The Philippine Coast Guard clarified that while Beijing's behavior in the West Philippine Sea continues to be "concerning," positive changes have been noted in recent months — which they claim to be a result of Manila's transparency about the Asian giant's actions.

Kabataan party-list welcomes YouTube's move to terminate Sonshine Media Network International News's online channel, this while urging all digital TV services and social media platforms to follow suit due to its honorary chairperson Apollo Quiboloy's "sex trafficking" charges.

Bishop Pablo David of the Diocese of Kalookan on Saturday was reelected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

The country’s unemployment rate dipped in May to its second lowest level since April 2005, while the quality of jobs improved, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

To be able to determine the most appropriate technology to be used in the 2025 polls, the Commission on Elections said eight companies are set to demonstrate their internet voting systems to the poll body next week.

The Philippines is set to bring in another 150,000 metric tons of refined sugar by mid-September to address the supply shortfall and ensure stable prices of the sweetener.

The House of Representatives is targeting to deliberate “extensively” and pass the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for next year before the end of 2023, Speaker Martin Romualdez said.

YouTube’s parent company Google on July 7 confirmed that other channels affiliated with religious leader Apollo Quiboloy have been terminated.

The demand for chicken and eggs further dropped amid the spike in retail prices of rice as consumers are forced to prioritize procuring the staple instead of meat products, United Broiler Raisers Association chairman and Philippine Egg Board chairman Gregorio San Diego said.

The Office of the Vice President under Sara Duterte has received P233.7 million more than the original allocation of P713.4 billion under the General Appropriations Act of 2022.

Even with the recantation of testimonies of all the accused gunmen in the so-called Pamplona massacre, the Philippine National Police maintained it has strong evidence against the suspects in the attack last March that killed then Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and nine other people.

Oil companies will implement mixed adjustments in pump prices next week, with a slight increase seen for diesel and kerosene while another round of rollback is expected for gasoline.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco is keeping her post despite the new tourism campaign mess, as she continues to enjoy the trust and confidence of President Marcos.