Giselle Ombay

Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Thursday he wants to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of the working class seeking healthcare services in government hospitals.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it issued another radio challenge on Saturday against China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901 or the “monster ship” which has been operating unlawfully off Zambales coastline.

Around 5,000 devotees congregated early Sunday morning to join the solemn procession for the Feast of Sto. Niño de Tondo in Tondo, Manila, according to the Manila Police District (MPD).

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Sunday it will proceed with the filing of a negligence case against the employer of Jenny Alvarado, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait supposedly due to coal smoke inhalation.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday it will start printing again official ballots for the 2025 national and local elections on Wednesday, January 22, after the operation was halted in response to a Supreme Court (SC) order.

Several groups, lawmakers, and even the President expressed disapproval about the proposed comprehensive sexual education (CSE) in the Senate bill which seeks to prevent adolescent pregnancies. But what is CSE and what does it aim to teach young learners?

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said it's too early for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to say that he will veto the controversial Senate Bill 1979 or the Anti-Adolescent Pregnancy Bill if it would include “absurdities.”

A minor phreatic eruption was monitored at Taal Volcano early Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

Even though she voted against the bicameral conference committee report on the 2025 national budget, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday she does not believe that Congress would approve it if it had blank entries.