Philippines Star

As active and retired military and uniformed personnel may be made to contribute part of their income to help stave off a possible “fiscal collapse,” lawmakers should do their share by shunning corrupt practices like getting kickbacks from government projects, according to Baguio City Mayor and retired police general Benjamin Magalong.

The Department of Education will launch three new national programs focused on reading, science and mathematics this school year as part of its latest efforts to address students’ poor competencies in core subjects.

YouTube banned channels tied to controversial religious leader Apollo Quiboloy due to violations of the video-sharing website’s terms of service.

A party-list lawmaker has proposed specific social security benefits and retirement protection for overseas Filipino workers.

The PNP’s rescue operation involving 16 minors is “believed to be the most child abuse victims rescued at one time” in a cross-border effort involving Australian authorities.

National Bureau of Investigation chief Medardo Lemos has apologized for the sexy dance number caught on video at an event of the agency, as he vowed to penalize accountable officials.

The House leader said that the lower chamber will be “working overtime to comprehensively scrutinize the national budget by virtue of its ‘power of the purse’ mandate” as he vows the passage of 20 priority measures of the Marcos Jr. administration.

The aircraft pilots were quoted in an AFP Wescom statement saying that the "swarming" of Chinese fishing vessels is "quite visible from the air." One co-pilot said the boats appear to just be loitering in the area.

The marketing arm of the Department of Tourism, Tourism Promotions Board, said it is complying with the rules and regulations of the Commission on Audit after it was flagged for some of its practices in its 2022 audit report.

United Filipino Global (UFG) president Gemma Sotto said that all local and international airline companies are guilty of inducing flight delays and cancelations on Overseas Filipino Workers.

Officials from the United States government have rushed to call out the alleged harassment of Chinese vessels against Philippine vessels that were on a support mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday enacted a law that is seen to unburden farmers from decades-old debts under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, which distributes land to tillers but not for free.

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.”

President Marcos has streamlined the processes for the building of telecommunications and internet infrastructure as part of the government’s effort to enhance digital connectivity in the country.

Travelers who test positive for COVID-19 upon entering the country may soon be allowed to just undergo home isolation.

The Philippines, under the administration of President Marcos, has filed a total of 97 diplomatic protests over China’s presence and activities in the West Philippine Sea, including 30 lodged this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

A chemical analysis of 564 food products sold in local markets found that 17 percent of the products or brands had high trans fatty acid or TFA content posing health risk to consumers.

Without providing details, the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday maintained that it “utilized appropriately” the P125 million tagged as confidential expenses last year.

Banking regulators lobbied for the inclusion of two more financial reform bills in the priority list under the Marcos administration, bringing to 44 the number of measures endorsed by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council.

Wage setting should be left with the regional wage boards instead of having a uniform legislated wage hike, the National Economic and Development Authority said, noting that regions have varying conditions.