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MANILA, Philippines — For some Filipinos, buying medicine can be as simple as walking to the neighborhood sari-sari store and purchasing only a few tablets they can afford, a qualitative study by researchers from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and Bulacan State University found. The study, “Sari-sari Stores as Community Pharmacies?

MANILA, Philippines — The trough of Severe Tropical Storm Choi-Wan, which remains outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), is expected to bring rain showers over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, according to the state weather bureau. In its morning weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial said its decision to repeatedly drop witnesses is not a bluff or an attempt to confuse the defense, but part of its continuing assessment of evidence presented to the court. Lead public prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said in a press briefing

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said it was able to force a Chinese research vessel to leave an area it had occupied for four days off Batanes and within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Jia Hai Ke 7 relocated from a spot 69 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes,

MANILA, Philippines — The No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) will again be enforced on some Metro Manila roads starting Oct. 5, as announced by the local government units (LGUs) of Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Quezon City, San Juan and Valenzuela. Under the policy, video and images taken by closed-circuit television and digital cameras are used to

MANILA, Philippines — The project engineer in the allegedly substandard road dike project in Oriental Mindoro told the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Thursday that he had to rely on the reports of contractor Sunwest at times when he or his staff could not personally monitor or inspect construction work. Felisardo Casuno, who used to be

MANILA, Philippines — Two Land Registration Authority officials testified on Thursday that properties acquired by lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, did not match entries in her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs), as the impeachment court continued examining her alleged unexplained wealth. The testimony was followed by a clash

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has moved closer to passing a bill that restricts those below 18 years old from using social media after approving it on second reading on Wednesday night. Sponsored by Sen. Robinhood Padilla, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2424, or the Child Online Safety and Protection Act, seeks to protect children from

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has found a former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official guilty of graft and malversation over the misuse of P5 million in “pork barrel” funds intended for low-income Pasay City residents in 2007. In a decision promulgated on Oct. 1, the court’s Fifth Division found Honorita Bayudan guilty

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The declining output of Benguet’s aging mines is weighing down the province’s economic growth last year, government economists said at a briefing on Wednesday. Benguet is home to the country’s first mining ventures that started during the American colonial era. In 2025, Benguet recorded an economic growth of 3.3 percent, reflecting