President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday in Kazan, Russia, that the Philippines is willing to collaborate with Russia in developing the country’s nuclear energy program. Speaking to Russia Today (RT) during his working visit to Kazan, Mr. Marcos said that the Philippines is assessing emerging nuclear technologies, with particular interest in small modular reactors

The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States military completed on Friday another round of joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea, the fourth bilateral maritime cooperative activity between the allies this year as they continue to deepen defense cooperation amid persistent tensions in the disputed waters. The six-day Maritime Cooperative Activity

Most public schools in Central Mindanao were cleared to resume classes as government agencies pressed repair and rehabilitation efforts after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8, the Department of Education said on Friday. In a statement, DepEd said schools in Cotabato, Kidapawan, Koronadal, Tacurong, and Sultan Kudarat shifted to the “Hayo”

Filipino citizens who obtain divorce outside the country remain legally married in the Philippines and are not relieved of their responsibilities and obligations to their spouses and children. Justice Undersecretary Ian Norman Dato said divorce, for people who remain citizens of the country, “can never be recognized in the Philippines” even if it is valid

(Last of two parts) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made curbing political dynasties a priority legislation for his administration—even as he sits on top of one of the most influential in the country, built over the two-decade rule of his late father and namesake. He is framing this push as a pillar of his governance

The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered Baguio City-based Notre Dame De Chartres Hospital to compensate nearly a million pesos in excess payments to its senior patients who were denied the mandatory discounts in hospital bills almost a decade ago. The appellate court, in a decision by its Special 11th Division on June 18, affirmed

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon warned that attempts to conceal evidence in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could lead to public backlash and create political instability in the country. In a statement on Friday, Drilon said the “greatest risk” facing the country today is the possible failure of the impeachment process