Philippines Star

Persons deprived of liberty will contribute to food security efforts as the Bureau of Correction vast idle lands will be used for agricultural development.

The lines on the map shown in the movie “Barbie” are not considered an actual depiction of China’s nine-dash line claim and are merely a fictitious path, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue under Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., has increased its collection by almost 10 percent for the first five months of this year, resulting in the attainment of its collection target for the period.

President Marcos witnessed the signing of three contract packages of the South Commuter Railway Project on July 13, which are seen to create 3,000 jobs once the civil works in the sections they cover start.

Australia has been a steadfast supporter of the 2016 Arbitral Award and believes all claimants should adhere to the ruling as “final and binding” with the need for all to adhere to international law, Australia’s top diplomat in the country said.

French defense company Naval Group is eying to build a naval base handling submarine operations in the Philippines to safeguard its maritime territory, particularly in the West Philippine Sea.

There has been no letup in the attacks to fundamental freedoms in the Philippines one year into Marcos’ term as president, a rights watchdog said.

The Skyway O&M Corp. expressed their apologies to motorists affected by the heavy flooding at Skyway At Grade (ground level) Bicutan in Parañaque City following moderate to heavy rains since Wednesday evening until today, resulting in heavy traffic on both directions of the expressway.

In a resolution dated Tuesday, the 13th Division of the appellate court granted the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the families of De Jesus and Capuyan last week a

The Quezon City Police District announced on Thursday that the shooting incident involving a photojournalist is now considered a "case solved," according to QCPD director Brigadier General Nicholas Torre III.

 "For these kinds of incidents, it's enough for now that we have spoken about it and we have addressed the public. I believe that legal steps are not yet in the horizon," Secillano said.

Airport officials announced the cancellation of ten domestic flights for the rest of Thursday due to bad weather caused by the low pressure area and the southwest monsoon.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila called the US the “mastermind” behind the arbitration in a statement issued on the seventh anniversary of the Philippines’ victory against China. 

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said the performance "offends the sensibilities", demeans the faith of the Christian majority in the Philippines and "dangerously scales the boundaries of protected speech and expression."

The International Criminal Court’s appeals chamber is set to announce next week its decision on the Philippine government's appeal to stop the court's investigation into the Duterte administration's war on drugs.

The court unanimously voted to dismiss the petitions during a session Tuesday, two months after the World Health Organization declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19. 

Weather forecaster Patrick Del Mundo said the LPA spotted 295 kilometers east of Infanta in Quezon province is not likely to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours.

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.”

Members of the medical community have expressed opposition to the proposed transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to the Office of the President.

Six augmentation projects are ongoing to address the impact of the National Water Resources Board allocation of 48 cubic meters per second to the two Metro Manila water concessionaires due to Angat Dam’s declining water level.