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MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers filed measures seeking to cut the value-added tax (VAT) collected on the unpopular system loss charge in power bills, in a move aimed at easing what is widely seen as a burdensome levy. Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand Hernandez and Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo, who heads the House ways and means committee,

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Six people were arrested in an entrapment operation after they allegedly tried to mortgage about half-a-hectare lot in this city for P850,000 using fake land documents and false identities, the National Bureau of Investigation-Region 12 (NBI-12) said. The operation stemmed from a complaint filed after the group’s alleged attempt to

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino consumers now have a new way to pay without cash or cards in hand, as Apple Pay officially launched in the Philippines on Tuesday, joining Google Pay in the country’s growing contactless payments market. For now, only four banks support the service: Chinabank, GoTyme, Metrobank, and UnionBank. Apple said more banks

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte leads former Vice President and current Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo in a hypothetical head-to-head vote-intention matchup for the 2028 presidential election, according to an OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa survey. The survey, conducted from July 4 to 11, asked 1,200 adult respondents: “If the May 2028 elections were

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – With Pangasinan placed under tropical cyclone wind signals, 43 towns and four cities suspended face-to-face classes in both public and private schools on Wednesday (August 4). Three northwestern Pangasinan towns were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2, while the rest of the province remained under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.

MANILA, Philippines — Several roads and bridges in Benguet and Baguio are not passable and limited to vehicles on Wednesday, August 5, due to inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm (TS) Maymay, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported. The following roads are limited due to mudflow or a collapse of the outer

MANILA, Philippines – On the 13th day of Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment trial, former Commission on Audit (COA) Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office auditor Roderick Wamil returns to the witness stand, this time to answer clarificatory questions from senator-judges on his testimony regarding the alleged misuse of confidential funds. READ: HIGHLIGHTS: Day 12

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The state weather bureau is monitoring two tropical cyclones within and outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, August 5. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said both weather systems are enhancing the southwest monsoon, or habagat, bringing rains to western portions of the country. In

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas power grid remained under a yellow alert for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, August 5, as a backlog of forced power plant outages—some dating back to 2021—continued to reduce available capacity. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) declared the yellow alert from 3 p.m. to 9

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – Market vendors voluntarily surrendered about P200,000 worth of illegal cigarettes to market officials and the police following an inspection and public awareness campaign against the sale of illicit tobacco products on Tuesday. The Anti-Illicit Cigarettes Campaign, which included the voluntary surrender and disposal of illegal tobacco products, informed vendors that cigarettes without