MANILA, Philippines — Motorists will again have to brace for big-time oil price increases of up to P10 per liter next week. This is amid fresh attacks in the war between the United States and Iran in the Middle East. A new surge in global oil prices due to “renewed hostilities” in the oil-producing region

MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather with localized rain showers are expected to prevail over major parts of the country from Friday until this weekend, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Obet Badrina said during the 5 a.m. weather advisory on Friday, July 17, that fair

This is the Daily Gospel of July 17, 2026, which is the Friday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 16, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 15, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 12, 1-8. Jesus was going through a field of grain on the

MANILA, Philippines — Health advocates and lawmakers on Thursday urged President Marcos to raise sin taxes or the excise imposed on alcohol, sweetened beverages and tobacco products, saying current preventive measures are no longer enough to curb unhealthy habits in young people. In a press briefing, members of the Youth for Health coalition called on

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is “one hundred percent” ready for the fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Marcos, with security measures already in place, the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms said on Thursday. Retired police Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Melchor Dela Cruz said that no disruptions are expected for the Sona, although authorities

MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have called out Gabriel Go, chief of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Special Operations Group-Task Force for Road Clearing, stressing that public officials should enforce regulations courteously while also respecting people’s rights and dignity. In a statement on

MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority (NFA) is hiking its buying price for palay (unmilled rice) nationwide to P21 per kilogram from the previous P17 kg starting in September “to help address the higher cost of fertilizer and other inputs,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Thursday. The Department

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has cleared political analyst and Inquirer columnist Richard Heydarian, Akbayan partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, and presidential anti-poverty czar Larry Gadon of indirect contempt, saying their sharp criticism of the high tribunal’s ruling on the impeachment proceedings in favor of Vice President Sara Duterte falls within the ambit of constitutionally

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Conservationists have asked authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting and wounding of an adult Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) in the hinterlands of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province early this month. This developed as biologists of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) told the Inquirer on Thursday that the raptor, named

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city government is putting up a memorial recalling not just the destruction of Baguio but also to symbolize the community insights, ideas and reflections that helped it after the July 16, 1990, earthquake toppled buildings and injured or killed more than a thousand people, including students and tourists. Mayor Benjamin