Cebu City councilor dismissed for dishonesty

MANILA, July 27 — The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has dismissed from the service Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo after finding him guilty of serious...

Philippines: top N. Korean diplomat to join security meeting

MANILA, Philippines—North Korea’s top diplomat will attend an annual Asian security conference in Manila, where concern over the North’s nuclear weapons program is expected to be...

WESCOM steps up operations vs NPA; clashes with rebels anew

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 27— The Western Command (WESCOM) here has stepped up focused military operations in southern Palawan as it recorded late Wednesday afternoon its...

Rights groups ask Duterte to retract threat to bomb schools

MANILA, Philippines— Human rights groups asked the Philippine president on Wednesday to retract a threat of airstrikes against tribal schools he accused of teaching students to become communist...

House okays government rightsizing bill

MANILA, July 26— The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a measure which seeks to rightsize the ballooning bureaucracy in order...

Cotabato City under state of calamity due to floods

COTABATO CITY, July 26 – With 25 of 37 villages under water affecting about 100,000 residents, the local government today placed the entire city under state...

Congress eyes TWG to draft revisions to Constitution

MANILA, July 26— Both houses of Congress have agreed to form a joint technical working group (TWG) that will draft proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution...

Senate probe into Marawi rehab plan pushed

High-profile NBP inmates won’t retract testimonies vs De Lima

MANILA, July 26 — Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio on Wednesday said that high-profile inmates who testified against detained Senator Leila De Lima regarding the illegal drugs trade...

POEA warns vs fake websites luring jobseekers

MANILA, July 26 — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned the public against several fake websites luring those who are looking for jobs abroad. This...