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MANILA, Philippines — The military has sighted 44 Chinese vessels, including warships, in the West Philippine Sea in the last seven days, with more than half of them lingering around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, officials said on Tuesday. The vessels were monitored in four features of the Philippine waters from June 23 to June 29, according

Alexandra Eala advanced to the second round of Wimbledon after a straight-sets win over Mexico’s Renata Zarazua on June 30. She will face Australia’s Maya Joint in a rematch of last year’s finals at the Eastbourne Open, which Joint won in three sets. Eala, 21, defeated Zarazua, 28, by converting four of 17 break point

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is implementing a data-driven planning strategy to safeguard the country’s agriculture sector from a looming El Niño phenomenon expected to peak later this year. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Tuesday that the agency is shifting to a broader food systems approach

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on Tuesday approved a minimum wage hike of P85 for the National Capital Region (NCR), with the labor chief calling this a “historic” increase even as it elicited skepticism to disapproval from concerned stakeholders. The increase granted by Dole’s Wage Order No. NCR-27 will be

This is the Daily Gospel for July 1, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 30, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 29, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 8, 28-34. When Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes, two

MANILA, Philippines — Opening the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records may not necessarily be No. 1 on the agenda of the impeachment court when it opens the trial on July 6, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday. Gatchalian ruled out a separate pretrial conference for

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman made the “tough decision” to make former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness to strengthen the case to be filed against Leyte Rep. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over the flood control scam, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Tuesday. “The reason why we

MANILA, Philippines — The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has called for the passage of a party list reform law that adopts the strongest provisions of House Bill No. 9906 and Senate Bill No. 2090. In a statement on Monday, the poll watchdog welcomed the filing of the two bills which act as

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — The lone surviving member of a family brutally attacked inside their home in Josefina town, Zamboanga del Sur, appealed for swift justice after his mother and three younger siblings were killed, as police intensified the hunt for the suspect. “The pain of losing my mother and my three

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Officials from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited Bohol on Monday to explore possible funding support for a proposed five-year research program aimed at strengthening the province’s globally recognized ube (purple yam) industry. The USDA delegation met with Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado, provincial officials, and representatives from the Department