Preparations for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will proceed as scheduled, with the Nov. 2 polls pushing through unless Congress enacts a law postponing or changing the election date. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said the poll body needs sufficient time to deliver election materials, particularly to far-flung areas

MANILA, Philippines — Amid discussions over a possible change in the voting threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned that changing the rules midway could risk a mistrial. In a Facebook livestream, Cayetano said he would not want the 26-day proceedings to be restarted

BAGUIO CITY — A 13-year-old Grade 8 student allegedly pointed an unserviceable firearm at a classmate at Lucban Integrated School on Wednesday, Sept. 16, prompting an investigation by the Department of Education (DepEd) Baguio and the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO). The incident, which involved three learners, happened in the morning, according to school principal

TACLOBAN CITY — The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is studying a P70-billion redevelopment of its aging geothermal facilities in Leyte that could add 200 to 400 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity and extend the use of the province’s decades-old geothermal resources. EDC Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Francis Giles Puno said the company

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MANILA, Philippines — The China Coast Guard’s (CCG) “intentional ramming” of a Philippine fisheries vessel just 100 kilometers off Palawan on Friday was the closest such incident to the Philippine coast on record, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The Chinese craft CCG-21585 struck the starboard side of the BRP Datu Magat Salamat, a

Preparations for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will continue under the current election calendar unless a new law is enacted changing or postponing the Nov. 2 polls. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said enough time is needed to distribute election materials to far-flung areas such as Mindanao. He hoped

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday urged China to exercise restraint and avoid further escalating tensions after a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel collided with a Philippine fisheries vessel about 100 kilometers off Palawan. The DFA condemned the actions of the CCG vessel with hull number 21585, which struck the