
Garbage-clogged waterways remain top cause of Metro Manila flooding — MMDA
Garbage clogging Metro Manila's waterways remains the primary cause of flooding across the capital, with thousands of metric tons of waste removed annually…
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Garbage clogging Metro Manila's waterways remains the primary cause of flooding across the capital, with thousands of metric tons of waste removed annually…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has consolidated separate petitions questioning the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), including challenges…
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The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
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Batangas City — Returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) looking to start local businesses or secure education for their children were offered new science…
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to "blackmail"…
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Under international human rights law, the Philippines is bound by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it ratified in…
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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a comprehensive structural assessment of the PFDA-General Santos Fish Port…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched a follow-up operation to identify and arrest the masterminds and financiers bankrolling a newly discovered…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday floated a proposal to place top government officials, including legislators, under a “no-work, no-pay” policy amid the prolonged…
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Akbayan Partylist Rep. Chel Diokno said efforts to curb political dynasties should also address the partylist system, which he said has become another avenue…
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A House leader said on Saturday that the version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill approved by the House of Representatives is the most realistic proposal yet…
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Among the issues the SC is asked to resolve is the nature of Unprogrammed Appropriations and how far Congress and the executive can stretch it.
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‘Tourism is not simply about products, services or destinations. It is about understanding people, honoring culture, building systems of trust.’
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Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo has credited President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for what she described as an aggressive housing campaign, saying the national…
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A partylist lawmaker has filed a bill at the House of Representatives that would expand paid paternity leave benefits to up to 105 days, aiming to give fathers…
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Russia signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but never ratified it to become a member of the ICC, and in 2016 it finally withdrew its signature.
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In response to the recent earthquake that affected General Santos City and neighboring communities, the ICTSI Foundation and the Bloomberry Cultural…
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Without congressional authorization on the funds, even fully disbursed foreign loans sit inert.e
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