LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Thirty-eight years after the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) took effect in June 1988, a national peasant group said the promise of comprehensive land reform remains largely unfulfilled for millions of Filipino farmers. “After 38 years, the message from farmers remains clear: Agrarian reform is not yet finished. The promises

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — President Marcos returned to the quake-affected areas in Region 12 for the second time on Monday, less than a week after a powerful earthquake struck the region on June 8. Marcos arrived at the airport here on Monday morning and immediately proceeded by a helicopter to Glan, the hardest-hit town

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has barred lawyer Jesus Nicardo Falcis III from practicing law for one year for using profane and vulgar language in a social media post directed at the supporters of celebrity and TV host Kris Aquino. In a statement on Monday, the high tribunal’s Office of the Spokesperson said the

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has pushed for the immediate passage of his proposed antiscalping measure following widespread reports that tickets to the Manila concert of K-pop group BTS are being resold at exorbitant prices. Pangilinan, who expressed concern over several reports that reached his office from frustrated ticket buyers, said that scalping

MANILA, Philippines — The tight power supply situation in the Visayas is expected to persist until August as several major coal-fired power plants remain offline, according to the country’s grid operator. At a media briefing on Monday, National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) assistant vice president Cynthia Alabanza said the region’s supply constraints, which