MANILA – Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac has assured full legal assistance and continued support for the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were arrested for allegedly posting videos of missile attacks and violating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) security measures. Cacdac assured that the Philippine government has assigned a lawyer for the arrested

Commuters using public transportation must prepare extra cash this week as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday approved fare increases for jeepneys, buses, airport taxis and transport network vehicle services (TNVS). LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II said the decision to increase fare rates starting on Thursday was made on account of

The government is now in the process of acquiring two million barrels of oil from the global market in a bid to add 10 additional days to the country’s buffer stock of fuel, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said. Speaking at a Philippine Stock Exchange event, Go said the Philippine National Oil Co. – Exploration Corp.

Vice President Sara Duterte’s formal reply to the two impeachment complaints filed against her before a House panel “doesn’t seem like an answer” and read more like a “prohibited pleading” or “a motion to dismiss,” according to Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro. Luistro, who chairs the House committee on justice, shared her initial evaluation on Tuesday

Travelers booking local or international flights in April will face sharply higher airfares after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 8 for the first half of the month, up from Level 4 in March. The increase, which will more than double current rates, will be implemented under an extraordinary

Former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday and told the Sandiganbayan antigraft court that he received a total of P130 million as “balato” (share) from former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. Of the P130 million, P100 million was coursed through Bernardo’s subordinates at the regional office

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco Speaks on VP Sara Duterte TOBY TIANGCO – The Navotas Representative is ‘1 million percent sure’ that Vice Pres. Sara Duterte will hold the culprits of the flood control mess accountable. Amid the impeachment raps hurled against her, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte previously declared that she will run for president in ... Read more

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MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday sought closer cooperation with female lawmakers to advance women’s rights and promote gender equality. During the oath-taking of the newly elected officers of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI) of the 20th Congress, Marcos acknowledged that Filipino women remain underrepresented in governance and the

This is the Daily Gospel for March 18, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Fourth week of Lent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, March 17, 2026 Daily Gospel, March 16, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 5,17-30.  Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at

House Bill No. 8464, which proposes to do away with the travel tax, has been approved on third and final reading in the lower chamber, with 257 lawmakers voting in favor, one opposed and one abstaining. “The travel tax belongs to a different era, when flying was mostly seen as a privilege for an opulent