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P2.16-B sales leave dividend trail unresolved in VP trial

Manila, Sept. 22 -- More than PHP2.15 billion in combined sales generated over several years by five companies examined in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial have yet to establish whether... Read More


Ex-Duterte envoy emerges as VP trial traces GenCorp control

Manila, Sept. 22 -- A businessman appointed by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte as special envoy to China surfaced Tuesday in the Senate impeachment court's effort to determine who ultimately contr... Read More


Hontiveros: 3 school shootings sharpen need for Sagip Bata law

Manila, Sept. 21 -- The latest campus attack in South Cotabato has added urgency to a Senate proposal giving law enforcers stronger tools to investigate online grooming and recruitment into violence, ... Read More


GSIS widens emergency loan aid to 318K members in 16 calamity areas

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has expanded its emergency loan assistance to nearly PHP8 billion, covering 317,721 members and pensioners in 16 areas affected by re... Read More


India emerges as possible Mindanao Railway funding partner

Manila, Sept. 18 -- India has emerged as a potential financing partner for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project as the government widens its search for foreign support to revive the planned rail ... Read More


DFA seeks additional P512.5-M for cybersecurity, buildings, staff

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asked the Senate to consider PHP512.5 million in additional funding for cybersecurity, buildings, employee health insurance and Asia-Pacific... Read More


DOTr projects 5M daily passengers once major rail lines open

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects the country's major railway lines to eventually carry as many as 5 million passengers daily, putting mass transit at the center of i... Read More


NIA sees wider irrigable area, higher 2028 funding needs

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is preparing to adopt a significantly larger estimate of the country's potentially irrigable land, a change that could reset its develo... Read More


Hontiveros asks Senate to resume anti-dynasty bill debates

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The anti-political dynasty drive placed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on the government's priority legislative agenda in December 2025 has gained fresh momentum after the Su... Read More


Online gaming platform open to PH legal rep under child safety bill

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Online gaming platform Roblox is open to appointing a representative in the Philippines who can directly receive subpoenas and other lawful government orders, a setup being propose... Read More