The project funding is confirmed as the council completes its fourth 'day of action' to clean up neighbourhoods across the city.
Oct 29, 2026
MP wants govt to account for 69 scanners announced in 2018 intended to curb smuggling.
MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals and emergency response teams across Metro Manila will be on Code White Alert from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 to prepare for a possible increase in patients needing immediate medical attention during the “Undas” break. The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) said the alert is intended to
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to tighten pork import rules after the government raised the country’s corn import quota, as it seeks to bring down livestock production costs and protect local hog raisers from declining farm-gate prices. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the department was pursuing higher tariffs
MANILA, Philippines — After a string of bomb threats against several schools and universities in Metro Manila that led to the suspension of classes, the Philippine National Police on Wednesday ordered a review of its explosives-related threat response protocols. “We must ensure that our bomb threat protocols evolve with the threats we face,” PNP chief
MANILA, Philippines — The 72-year-old journalist recently sued for cyberlibel by lawyer Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, won’t stop his current book project on the vice president, which he said would include her ongoing Senate impeachment trial. “As my friends said in jest, [the case] is promoting my books,” said Philip
Residents of the affluent neighborhoods around the sign say that throngs of annoying tourists encouraged by the city pose a serious fire hazard, as the traffic they create could block firefighters.
MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Wednesday called for the dismissal of a cyberlibel complaint filed against its chair, former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor, over his criticism of a company’s legal personality to import rice. Montemayor surrendered on Monday to the Makati City Regional Trial Court, which issued a warrant for
The veteran character actress ended her life with medical assistance after a terminal diagnosis.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police on Wednesday launched round-the-clock hotlines for tips on the whereabouts of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, as the lawmaker’s lawyers renewed their plea for the Supreme Court to block his arrest and possible transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. The developments came amid mounting
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the public not to panic over the Philippine peso’s volatility, as the currency slightly recovered to close at P64.025 on Wednesday. This showed that the peso gained 14.5 centavos against the greenback after opening at P64.08, ending a seven-session streak of record-low closing levels. Experts said the
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The BN-PN manifesto will focus on service delivery and development in Malacca.