Ayessa Diane Pedro

MANILA — Around 20,000 police officers will be deployed to secure President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on July 27, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced.

MANILA — The City of Manila has earned international acclaim after receiving the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award from Esri, the world's foremost developer of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), for its innovative application of geospatial technology in disaster risk reduction and emergency management.

MANILA — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has expanded its assistance program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) facing difficulties abroad, following the release of a P3-billion supplemental fund from the national government.

MANILA — The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have begun a wide-ranging security crackdown across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as the election period officially opened for the region's first regular parliamentary elections.

MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday defended the National Bureau of Investigation's planned inquiry into alleged irregularities involving infrastructure projects for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, saying the move is part of the bureau's legal mandate and should not be interpreted as an attempt to pressure senator-judges hearing the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.

MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured the public that there will be no disruption in its chain of command as AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. is set to retire on July 21, even though President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has yet to announce his successor.

MANILA – The low-pressure area (LPA) east of southeastern Mindanao has intensified into a tropical depression but is unlikely to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Friday (17 July 2026).

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. concluded his three-day working visit to Singapore on Thursday, saying the trip strengthened the Philippines' strategic partnership with the city-state and generated renewed investor interest in the country's digital economy, infrastructure, healthcare, and innovation sectors.

DILIMAN, Quezon City — The government is currently spending around ₱160 million every month to provide a ₱10 fuel subsidy to jeepney and utility vehicle drivers as authorities brace for another possible increase in fuel prices next week.

MANILA — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said Thursday that Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon could be invited as a resource person in the agency's ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of government funds for facilities used during the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in New Clark City, Tarlac.