Duterte to sign tobacco tax hike bill this week

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign into law this week a measure that aims to raise the excise tax on tobacco products, a Finance...

AFP data helpful in unmasking Indon terror couple in Jolo blast

MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) provided the Indonesia National Police with vital information which allowed it to confirm that an Indonesian couple...

Duterte’s Cabinet gets record-high net satisfaction rating: SWS

MANILA — Like President Rodrigo Duterte, his Cabinet as a whole has also received a ‘record-high’ net satisfaction rating, a latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released...

Queen Elizabeth awards Filipino driver with royal medal

HRW urges PH gov’t to drop PNP-CIDG’s raps vs. Robredo, 35 others

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Philippine government to drop the cases filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against Vice President...

Poverty, challenge to all admins, not just Duterte’s: Palace

MANILA — Lifting Filipinos out of poverty is not just a challenge to the Duterte administration but for all previous and subsequent administrations, Malacañang said on Tuesday....

Poverty, challenge to all admins, not just Duterte’s: Palace

MANILA — Lifting Filipinos out of poverty is not just a challenge to the Duterte administration but for all previous and subsequent administrations, Malacañang said on Tuesday....

Duterte likely to certify death penalty bill as urgent

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is most likely to certify the passage of the death penalty bill as urgent, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo...

Duterte likely to certify death penalty bill as urgent

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is most likely to certify the passage of the death penalty bill as urgent, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo...

Palace clarifies PRRD’s remarks on Cha-cha

MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants lawmakers in both chambers of the Congress to discuss charter change among themselves first before presenting their proposal to the...