Comelec warns vs campaigning on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday

Dianne Sampang 04/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday maintained that election candidates who conduct campaigning or partisan activities on April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and Good Friday (April 18) can face election offenses and may be disqualified from…

Power rate hikes loom after ERC allowed NGCP to recoup P28.3B

Lisbet Esmael 04/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Electricity charges are bound to further rise as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has allowed the country’s grid operator to recover P28.29 billion in project costs. This was as the ERC finally completed the…

US anti-ship missile NMESIS now in PH as ‘security anxiety’ looms

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter 04/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The American anti-ship missile Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is now in the Philippines in a move seen to further bolster the nation’s deterrence capability during what an expert deemed to be…

PH color not black due to hunger, criminality; it’s turning white – Palace

Luisa Cabato 04/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — “Papunta na po sa paputi. Konting kula na lang, medyo maputi na.” (It’s already getting whiter. Just a bit more washing and drying in the sun, and it’s already a bit white.) This was…

Palace: Gov’t employees can work from home on Holy Wednesday

Luisa Cabato 04/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday issued a memorandum allowing government employees to work from home from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Holy Wednesday and suspending work in the afternoon. This was to give them the…

Royina Garma seeks US asylum – lawyer

Tetch Torres-Tupas 04/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines–Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager and retired police colonel Royina Garma is seeking asylum in the United States, her lawyer said Monday. Garma was arrested and detained in San Francisco, California in November…

Sara Duterte’s Holy Week message: ‘God save the Philippines’

Zacarian Sarao 04/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Holy Monday called on the public to have faith and emulate Jesus Christ in order to “overcome darkness,” amid what she says to be a time of “heavy trials…

NAIA: Holy Week passengers could surpass last year’s numbers

Faith Argosino 04/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines —  A total of 150,511 passengers were monitored at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) terminals on Palm Sunday, according to an official of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). With this figure, MIAA Head…

PCG logs over 22,000 seaport passengers on Palm Sunday

Faith Argosino 04/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored 22,422 passengers traveling through seaports nationwide on Palm Sunday, April 13. In an advisory, PCG said 12,899  passengers were traveling outbound, while 9,523 were inbound. The agency has…

P4 fuel price rollback possible this for Holy Week

Lisbet Esmael 04/13/2025

Oil companies are expected to implement a huge drop of up to P4.10 per liter in pump prices next week, amid the trade tensions involving major economies, industry sources said. In an advisory on Saturday, Jetti Philippines…

DOE: Big-time fuel price rollback possible during Holy Week

Dianne Sampang 04/12/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Big-time rollback for price of fuel products is expected during Holy Week, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). According to DOE Oil Industry Management Bureau Assistant Director Rodela Romero, this projection is based…

Pilita Corrales, Asia’s Queen of Songs, dies at 85

Jessica Ann Evangelista 04/12/2025

Pilita Corrales, Asia’s Queen of Songs, has died at the age of 85, her granddaughter actress Janine Gutierrez confirmed on Instagram on Saturday, April 12. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our…

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