MANILA, Philippines — Former Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has been named the chair and chief executive officer of the P2.6-billion state-owned Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (AAIIBP), marking her return to the government months after she resigned from the Cabinet last year. The country’s only Islamic bank announced Pangandaman’s appointment on July 10

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial enters its second week with the Senate moving to make the proceedings more transparent and efficient as the impeachment court prepares to hear more witnesses. Senator-judges and prosecutors are also exploring measures to prevent delays that marked the opening week of the historic proceedings. Senate President

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta urged his supporters to continue fighting for transparency, accountability, justice and democracy. Marcoleta, who is confined at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame, made his call to “my beloved countrymen” in a statement posted on his Facebook account on July 11. The senator was arrested on

MANILA, Philippines — As if the water supply for households in Metro Manila and irrigation for Luzon were not enough, power is also emerging as another pressing problem, this time in the Visayas. The Visayas grid is expected to operate on razor-thin power margins for five straight days next week, according to officials of the

LONDON, United Kingdom — Jannik Sinner was at his clinical best as he successfully defended his Wimbledon title with a bruising four-set victory over French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final. The world number one recovered from losing the first set in a match largely dominated by serve, eventually wearing Zverev down to secure

BINMALEY, PANGASINAN, Philippines — Instead of bringing their harvest to market, fish farmers in this town spent the past two days burying tons of dead “bangus” (milkfish) in freshly dug pits after a massive fish kill wiped out stocks in several villages. “The fish mortality was widespread. Almost all of the cultured fish died during

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The death toll from Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (“habagat”) in Mindanao and the Visayas has risen to 20, as authorities continued search operations on Sunday for 13 people still missing following widespread flooding and landslides. One of the latest victims was reported in

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has mobilized to assist in ongoing rehabilitation and recovery operations following Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi), having previously been placed on heightened alert for immediate deployment. “Your PNP has been present as early as in the preparation stage and will continue to remain active as the focus

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated on Sunday that the law requires a written authority from President Marcos before the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) “green box” containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio can be opened. “If it is ‘forcibly’ unsealed without the written authority

LIGAO CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — A record surge in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Mayon Volcano has raised the possibility of a more explosive eruption, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Saturday. Mayon emitted an average of 13,128 metric tons of volcanic SO2 per day on July 11, based on campaign