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Comelec: BSKE postponement may waste P8B

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia on Wednesday warned that postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) could result in the waste ... Read More


OVP still holds same activities sans confidential funds - prosecution

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Vice President Sara Duterte continues to hold activities such as tree planting, Christmas parties and road-safety events even without confidential funds, raising questions about the... Read More


Comelec's removal of expiry on teachers' poll service credits lauded

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to remove the expiration period for service credits earned by public sch... Read More


Leonardo capable of supplying PH's multi-role fighters

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Multinational aerospace and defense manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo) is more than capable of supplying the Philippines' multi-role fighter (MRF) requirement should its twin-e... Read More


MMDA seeks probe vs 'malicious' AI-generated flood, garbage photos

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is seeking an investigation into the spread of fabricated flood photos and videos online, including AI (artificial intelligence)... Read More


'Intel work' doesn't settle confidential-fund compliance - Kapunan

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The defense's effort to classify activities described in Office of the Vice President reports as intelligence or surveillance work does not fully establish that the confidential fun... Read More


Abalos swears in Bret Monsanto as new OCS undersecretary

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Cabinet Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. on Wednesday administered the oath of office to lawyer Bret Monsanto as the new undersecretary of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary ... Read More


Revised charter to bring PCG closer to becoming 'future-ready'

Manila, Aug. 12 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday welcomed the Senate's approval of the proposed Revised Philippine Coast Guard Law, calling it another step toward a stronger, more capa... Read More


Another bill vs system loss charges filed in Senate

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Senator Francis Pangilinan has filed a bill seeking to remove system loss charges from household electricity bills, a move he said could reduce consumers' total electricity costs by... Read More


PNP probes fatal Cavite resort shooting involving cops

Manila, Aug. 12 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered a thorough probe into a shooting incident in Cavite province that resulted in the killing two people, ... Read More