THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday proclaimed 59 party-list representatives seven days after the May 12 midterm elections, in the fastest turnaround time since automated polls were fully ...

A US Coast Guard (USCG) ship has made a port call at a major Philippine island facing the South China Sea, where its crew held drills with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to improve interoperability ...

THE Philippine government will expand its subsidized rice program to more provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao starting in July, as it expects long queues for the P20-per-kilo staple, the country’s ...

A SENATOR on Monday said that tax rates for vape and nicotine products should not be lowered in an attempt to curb smuggling, recommending instead that its taxes be harmonized. The government should ...

THE Philippines and Mongolia pledged to strengthen their trade and investment ties on Monday, reaffirming their need to expand economic cooperation to harness their resource-rich economies. In a joint ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Monday conveyed his willingness to reconcile with the Duterte family, signaling a potential thaw in relations between two influential political clans amid ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the additional P1,000 across-the-board election allowance for teachers and poll workers. “The DBM has approved the release of P758.459 million to ...

Three individuals, including a volunteer community watchman, were killed while two others were wounded in gun attacks in three towns in Maguindanao del Sur province within just three days. A Barangay ...

THE Philippine government heightened its emergency readiness and deployed additional support services as it accelerated the rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge in Eastern Visayas. Acknowledging ...

J.P.Morgan upgraded its rating on emerging market equities to “overweight” from “neutral” on Monday, citing easing US-China trade tensions and a softer dollar. Last week, the US and China agreed to a ...

Romania’s centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday in a shock upset over a ...

Taiwan’s coast guard said on Monday China could try to disrupt public morale on the island ahead of President Lai Ching-te’s one-year anniversary this week, after images surfaced on social media of a ...