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MANILA, Philippines — Michael Poa, former Department of Education (DepEd) chief of staff, said on Wednesday that he relied on other officials’ reports when he prepared the department’s response to the Commission on Audit (COA) after being questioned on the use of confidential funds. As it turned out, the officials also turned out to be lacking

MANILA, Philippines — Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Wednesday that the allocations in the proposed P5.6-billion budget of the Department of Energy (DOE) for 2027, which is 25 percent higher than its P4.43 billion approved budget in 2026, would lower electricity prices across the country. Garin said this during the House Committee on Appropriations’ budget hearing when

MANILA, Philippines — The precinct finder of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections will be accessible starting Sept. 7, 2026, the poll body announced on Wednesday.  This is in line with the Comelec en banc’s approval of the request of the poll body’s Information Technology Department (ITD) “to make the

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Axel Rabaya believes the best is yet to come for the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Junior Wildcats. After guiding the team to a breakthrough third-place finish in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) high school basketball tournament last season, Rabaya is looking forward to seeing what his young squad

Cebu City, Philippines — A 40-year-old businesswoman surrendered to authorities on Wednesday morning, September 2, following an outstanding warrant of arrest for non-remittance of her employees’ Social Security System (SSS) contributions. The suspect, identified by police as alias “An,” a resident of Barangay Central Poblacion, presented herself at the City of Naga Police Station around

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Security and election officials in Basilan have stepped up operational preparations for the upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) as the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) convened a command conference on Wednesday, Sept., to reinforce coordination and readiness across the province. The meeting, held at the Basilan Police Provincial

MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Michael Poa declines to answer Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ question on whether Vice President Sara Duterte’s use of confidential and intelligence funds at the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education complied with the law. Poa invokes attorney-client privilege, saying any answer he gives would be biased. READ: House prosecution

TACLOBAN CITY — Former Leyte congresswoman and Baybay City mayor Carmen Cari, who played a key role in the cityhood of Baybay and the transformation of a state university into one of the country’s leading agriculture-focused institutions, died on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after a lingering illness. She was 90. Cari spent nine years in Congress

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water continues to expand its water distribution network to bring 24/7 water service to more customers across the East Zone of Metro Manila and Rizal. As of July, the company’s network spans 5,738.06 kilometers of pipelines, supporting the delivery of safe and reliable water to millions of customers in its service

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading a bill strengthening workers’ safety against climate-related threats and hazards. With 256 lawmakers voting in favor, the House Bill No. 10559, which reinforces Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards by integrating climate-adaptive measures was passed on third and final reading. The bill