THE country’s economic managers have approved the record-high 2026 national budget, set to be submitted to Congress in August, aimed at sustaining growth amid fiscal pressures.  During the 191st ...

STRESSING their zero tolerance policy on “pay-for-positions” schemes, the Department of Education (DepEd)  has reiterated that positions in the department are “earned,” not bought.  In a statement on ...

SAN Juanico Bridge, the iconic Eastern Visayas bridge undergoing rehabilitation, is not totally shut off; its load is just being closely monitored to avoid accidents, Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho ...

AMERICAN lawmakers are urging the US Department of Defense to explore the possibility of establishing a joint ammunition manufacturing and storage facility with the Philippines in Subic Bay. The ...

THE National Police Commission wants an urgent, full investigation into the possible role of police officers in the disappearance of more than 100 cockfighting enthusiasts. Atty. Rafael Vicente R.

IN an effort to curb rising global battery-related incidents in portable power banks, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is adopting a global safety standard for portable power banks ...

THREE suspects in stealing fiber optic cables used for the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) along Edsa-Guadalupe footbridge in Makati City were arrested, the Metropolitan Manila Development ...

LONDON—US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is pulling its support from the vaccine alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the science” and “lost the public trust.” ...

WASHINGTON—The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, ...

A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center in what is believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging the Trump ...

TOKYO—A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” by striking a US air base in Qatar and warned against further attacks in his first ...