MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has officially been scheduled on July 6. On Monday, the Senate, as an impeachment court, released the impeachment trial calendar approved by the senator-judges on May 25.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam have entered into an Enhanced Strategic Partnership, upgrading their defense and political cooperation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Monday. During a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm in Malacañang,…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police Forensic Group (PNP FG) reported that approximately 1,400 of the 2,000 bones recovered from Taal Lake have been confirmed as human remains as authorities continue investigating the disappearance of several…
MANILA, Philippines — A planned meeting on Monday between Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and Vietnam President To Lam has been called off. Although the Senate was prepared to host the Vietnamese president, the Senate Public Relations…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has subpoenaed four persons to shed light over Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s “escape” on May 14, a few hours after the shooting incident at the Senate. In…
ANGELES CITY — A husband-and-wife vendor couple were among those who died when a nine-story building under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago, authorities said, as the death toll from the May 24 disaster continued to climb. On…
MANILA, Philippines – Heightened security protocols have been put in place at the Senate ahead of the anticipated filing on Monday of Vice President Sara Duterte’s answer to the writ of summons related to her impeachment proceedings.…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to waive board and bar exam fees for indigent Filipinos. In filing Senate Bill No. 2035, or the “Free Professional Examinations Act,” Tulfo said the measure…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced on Saturday that the southwest monsoon or “habagat” season has officially started, while continuing to warn of hazardous heat levels in 44 areas across…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday dismissed allegations that the proposal to allow senators to participate and vote remotely was designed to favor Vice President Sara Duterte during the impeachment trial or to…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte stays as the frontrunner in a hypothetical 2028 presidential race, while Sen. Erwin Tulfo has emerged as the top vice-presidential bet, according to a poll. The Pulse Asia survey, which…
MANILA, Philippines — The Leyte bleeding-heart, a subspecies that had remained undocumented for more than a century, has been photographed in the forests of Leyte, providing the first publicly known contemporary evidence of its existence. A photograph…
