THE GOVERNMENT is considering alternative sources of energy in the event of a “worst-case scenario” for Middle East suppliers, Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin said. “Marami tayong pwedeng pagkukunan ...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it issued an advisory to shipowners, operators, and manning agencies to undertake measures to ensure the safety of seafarers plying Middle Eastern routes, ...

RICE IMPORTS in 2026 amounted to 707,711 metric tons (MT) as of Feb. 26, up 28.5% from a year earlier, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said. The year-to-date volume has exceeded the Department of ...

THE Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to declare unconstitutional the inclusion of the P1.19-trillion National Tax Allotment (NTA) in the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), as petitioners warn ...

MORE THAN 1,400 Filipinos in the Middle East have requested repatriation amid escalating conflict, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday. The government received the highest number of ...

THE National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has called for sweeping reforms to the country’s party-list system, proposing to bar government contractors from seeking seats in Congress ...

ALMOST half of Philippine congressmen have expressed support for a bill that would replace the region-based wage system with a centralized national minimum wage, a lawmaker said late on Monday.

CORPORATE OFFICERS of recruitment and manning agencies are jointly and severally liable with their companies for the money claims and disability benefits of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the ...

THE House of Representatives Justice Committee on Tuesday suspended its hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, citing a lack of time, as lawmakers began ...

The Nueva Vizcaya local government unit (LGU) is on heightened alert as conflict erupts in the Middle East, vowing swift assistance to Novo Vizcayano overseas workers who may be caught in the ...

A SENATOR has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the country’s implementation of vessel monitoring measures amid alleged unregulated encroachment of commercial vessels into municipal waters.

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) on Tuesday reported that its anti-smuggling campaign against illicit cigarettes and drugs has resulted in the seizure of over P2.5 billion worth of illicit products as of ...