Filipinos in Israel safe amid Iran tensions, says Israeli envoy

Mary Joy Salcedo 06/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said on Saturday that Filipinos in Israel are “fine” and “feeling comfortable and safe” as they are waiting for the time to go home amidst the tensions…

65 right-hand drive vehicles seized in Cebu raid

06/09/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday confiscated 65 right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles in a raid in Cebu and arrested a Peruvian national suspected of importing the illegal vehicles. According to the LTO, the…

Senate minority to kick off Sara Duterte impeachment trial this Monday

Maila Ager 06/09/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday bared the Senate minority’s plan to initiate the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. “My fellow countrymen, we will not allow the Senate to be the first to…

Another fuel price hike expected next week

06/08/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Fuel prices are expected to again increase again by up to P1 per liter next week. In an advisory on Saturday, Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas said diesel prices may increase by 80 centavos…

Ping: Putting VP Sara Duterte on trial ‘is the best way forward’

Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 06/07/2025

The Senate should convene itself into an impeachment court, let the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte cross over to the next Congress and determine whether she is guilty as the chamber has no “legal authority”…

Pagasa: LPA in PAR may become typhoon in 24 hours

Mary Joy Salcedo 06/06/2025

(Updated as of 6: 22 pm) MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a “moderate” chance of developing into a typhoon within 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

UP Law professors call on Senate to proceed with Duterte trial

Dempsey Reyes 06/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law), which has bred some of the country’s best legal minds, urged the Senate not to abandon its constitutional…

Marcos: P20/kg rice program will last until 2028

05/29/2025

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — President Marcos on Tuesday pledged to sustain his administration’s affordable rice program until the end of his term as he directly addressed for the first time his naysayers who have been saying the…

Pope appoints Cardinal Tagle to prestigious diocese of Albano

Mary Joy Salcedo 05/25/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as new titular bishop of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano, one of the most important dioceses in Rome. “The Holy Father has assigned the…

Cebu hosts global forum to boost Indo-Pacific maritime security

Mary Joy Salcedo 05/23/2025

MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 officials from over 50 countries are currently gathered in Cebu for a conference aimed at strengthening multinational governance of Indo-Pacific security through the Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform. IORIS, an…

Chinabank to sell Cebu casino property once owned by Dennis Uy

Meg Adonis - Reporter / @MegINQ 05/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) will sell a 12.4-hectare beachfront property in Cebu province, where the casino of Dennis A. Uy-led PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc. (PHR) was supposed to rise, until the company faced…

SWS: Voters want candidates focused on jobs, food security

Inquirer Research 05/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Job creation and food security remain the top concerns of Filipino voters, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by the private think tank Stratbase Group. The survey, conducted from April…

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