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120k families move out of harm’s way amid ‘Opong’—Civil Defense

A total of 120,888 families—or nearly 433,000 individuals—were preemptively evacuated to reduce the risk of casualties amid the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong,"...

Marcos diverts P195-b infra funds to disaster relief

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. revealed on Friday he has reallocated over P195 billion originally intended for the flood control projects of the Department of...

DOJ seeks Interpol Blue Notice for Zaldy Co

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will be requesting a ‘Blue Notice’ for Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy ‘Zaldy’ Co, who remains out of the...

COA submits fraud audit reports on Bulacan flood control projects to ICI

The Commission on Audit (COA) on Friday announced it has filed four "damning" fraud audit reports with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), detailing...

‘Opong’ hits Oriental Mindoro, wind signals remain

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported Friday that severe tropical storm ‘Opong’ made another landfall over Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro after...

Upset Co intends to disprove accusations when he returns

Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co declared that he is determined to return to the Philippines to answer and disprove “false and baseless accusations”...

DOJ receives reco to prosecute politicians tagged in infra scandal

The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Friday that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has forwarded for prosecution Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co,...

Philippines signs pacts with Hungary, Togo at UN summit

The Philippines has signed separate memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the governments of Hungary on climate change and Togo on political consultations on the...

Marcos signs law creating independent nuclear energy regulator

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed into law a landmark measure establishing the country’s first independent nuclear regulatory body and legal framework to...

Filipino consumers turned less pessimistic in Q3—BSP

Filipino consumers were less pessimistic in the third quarter of 2025, according to a survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) that cited...

Philippine business confidence declined in Q3 amid global headwinds

Philippine business confidence declined in the third quarter of 2025, according to a survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), with firms citing...

SYMS contractor Sally Santos applies for witness protection

Sally Santos, the owner and general manager of SYMS Construction Trading, arrived at the Department of Justice (DOJ) office on Friday to apply and...

BSP to close digital bank applications in December

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses by Dec. 1, 2025. The BSP’s Monetary...

Spate of storms affect 1.2 million Filipinos

The combined effects of recent tropical cyclones Mirasol, Nando, and Opong have now left at least 14 people dead, 17 injured, and two missing...
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