Philippines Star

President Marcos lauded members of the Philippine Women’s National Football Team for their historic victory over co-host New Zealand during the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday.

The Commission on Elections yesterday disputed the allegations of former information and technology secretary Eliseo Rio that the results of the May 2022 presidential elections were rigged and illegally came from just one private IP address.

Impersonator and satirist Willie Nepomuceno has passed away at the age of 75, his family announced yesterday in a Facebook post.

Egay was last spotted 70 kilometers west northwest of Calayan in Cagayan with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph. It was moving northwest at 10 kph. 

Lawmakers on Wednesday called on the House of Representatives to launch an investigation into the recent discovery of human remains inside a septic tank at the New Bilibid Prison.

Conservation group Oceana stressed that the 1998 Fisheries Code—as amended by Republic Act 10654 in 2015—does not need to be reviewed because it already provides a science-based, participatory, and transparent mechanism to sustainably manage fisheries.

Filipino historian Nasser Sharief revealed the existing historical evidence illustrating the Philippines' jurisdiction over the West Philippine Sea. This was affirmed by 16 sultans who, on behalf of the Iranun , declared ownership over the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal.

The number of child laborers in the country has decreased to around 800,000 in 2022, down from 900,000 in the previous year, based on estimates by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Several domestic flights have been grounded on Wednesday, July 26 due to the severe weather condition brought on by super typhoon Egay (International name: Doksuri), the Manila International Airport Authority announced.

NDRRMC told reporters it is still validating a reported fatality in Cardona, Rizal. Two people were also reportedly injured. 

House Resolution 1135 seeks to investigate the effect of the military’s supposed “indiscriminate aerial bombings, shelling, and strafing” and how this poses a threat to children’s mental and emotional well-being. 

Several local government units (LGU) announced a suspension of classes and work on Wednesday, July 26, due to the inclement weather brought on by Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri.)

Egay toppled trees, knocked out power poles and triggered floods as it battered northern Luzon.

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.”

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 remains hoisted in several areas in northern Luzon as Typhoon Egay wobbles over the waters near Fuga Island.

Follow this page for updates on "Egay," the fifth tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) made its landfall over Fuga Island in Aparri, Cagayan before dawn on Wednesday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

The Philippines thanked the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Japanese government for their contribution in developing the Philippines’ aerospace program.

There were 1,671 new COVID-19 cases logged on July 17-23, according to the Department of Health latest case bulletin released yesterday.

President Marcos has received the National Expenditure Program for 2024 and is eyeing to turn it over to Congress for deliberations and approval on Aug. 2.