MANILA – Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over several parts of Northern Luzon as Kiyapo (international name Noul) rapidly intensified into a typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). As of 5 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Kiyapo is located 320 km. west of Basco, Batanes,

MANILA, Philippines – Here are the Sara Duterte impeachment trial Week 3 highlights including prosecution’s request to subpoena Duterte’s bank, tax records. The House prosecution panel also concluded its presentation of evidence on Article IV involving alleged grave threats. The week also saw the prosecution’s final witness testify that Duterte’s controversial remarks against President Ferdinand

MANILA, Philippines — The first tranche of the P85 daily wage hike in the National Capital Region took effect on Saturday, July 25.  Under the first tranche of the Wage Order No. NCR-27, Metro Manila minimum wage earners will get a P60 increase in their daily salary.  READ: Inflation, jobs, corruption, WPS: Questions hanging over

MANILA – Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri is pushing for a twin-track firearms agenda that would expand legal protections for law-abiding gun owners while imposing tougher penalties on firearm owners whose negligence leads to deadly crimes. In a news release on Friday, Zubiri highlighted Senate Bill (SB) Nos. 1555 and 1897 as key

The Sandiganbayan on Friday found businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and a former official of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) guilty of malversation, in a case involving the misuse of P50 million in public funds supposedly intended for agricultural projects in Luzon. Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s Sixth Division found Napoles and former Undersecretary Jerry Pacturan guilty