‘Ompong’ gains strength; TCWS 1 raised in several areas

MANILA — Several provinces on the eastern side of the country and northern Luzon have been placed under tropical cyclone warning signal number 1 as Typhoon “Ompong”...

DTI to hold off price hikes for basic goods in next 3 months

MANILA – The prices of basic goods such as water, sardines, noodles, among others will not increase in the next three months, the Department of Trade and...

Chinese FM to visit Manila for joint exploration talks

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday announced that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Manila to discuss...

Dela Rosa officially joins PDP-Laban; confirms Senate bid

Go ‘excited’ to face Trillanes for 2nd time at Senate

MANILA – Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he is “very excited” to face Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV for a...

17K councilors unite for PRRD’s federalism push

MANILA — Almost 17,000 city and municipal councilors nationwide now support the administration’s advocacy for a federal shift. On Sept. 10, city and municipal councilors from all...

Duterte ‘confident’ military won’t stage mutiny vs. him — Palace

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte actually expressed confidence in the military when he dared them to join Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes...

Trillanes files reso to probe projects awarded to Bong Go’s kin

Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV filed a resolution on Wednesday, September 12, directing his committee on civil service, government reorganization, and professional regulation to investigate government...

Sison, Alejano deny working together to unseat Duterte

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison and Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano belied the claim of President Rodrigo Duterte that their...

Federalism won’t ensure immediate prosperity but beneficial to PH

MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday admitted that he could not convince everyone to support his push for federalism but noted that this new system...