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MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is ready to study proposals to declare Feb. 25 a non-working holiday again, Malacañang said on Tuesday, the eve of the 40th People Power anniversary. Interviewed separately, Vice President Sara Duterte said that the public may have forgotten the “essence” of people power. Feb. 25 was a special

MANILA, Philippines – A law that’s been in place for nearly 17 years empowers courts in the Philippines to try cases of crimes against humanity. At least that’s what the Senate’s minority bloc asserted, saying that Filipinos need not be prosecuted overseas for such crimes. Minority bloc Senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong”

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly two months after a landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw killed 36 people, Cebu City is considering reopening part of the site through a proposed interim cell to ease a worsening garbage disposal crisis. This comes as the city struggles with ballooning hauling costs and mounting waste backlogs after losing access

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday flagged a continuing pattern of espionage in the country, following recent arrests of foreign nationals in Zambales and Bohol with suspected intelligence or military connections. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the Mongolian national and a

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to proposals to declare Feb. 25 of every year a national holiday, to give Filipinos time to commemorate the Edsa People Power Revolution. Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday the President was “ready to study” the proposed legislation to declare Feb. 25 a regular

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said any initiative to legalize the use of medical cannabis must be anchored on sound scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness, and public health impact.

MANILA, Philippines — An order to replace Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief Director Jesus Fernandez will be issued soon, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday, weeks after he said he had asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove the official over “massive corruption” in the bureau. Remulla told reporters that he was just

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte will be given a chance to respond to the impeachment complaints against her, but it will be her prerogative whether to appear at the House of Representatives, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Tuesday. The House committee on justice chaired by Luistro is set to deliberate on the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he is keen on endorsing someone who has done “exceptional” service in government as his candidate for president in 2028. “So you look at people in government and you see who is doing well, who is exceptional. And we have, I’m glad to say, exceptional

MANILA, Philippines — A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Manila and other parts of the country for nearly an hour on March 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in an advisory. It invited the public to watch the lunar eclipse which will start at 7:04 p.m., peak at