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Credit to Author: Mayen Jaymalin| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Despite his withdrawal from the senatorial race in the May 12 midterm elections, former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson’s name will stay on the ballot, according to the Commission on Elections.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Around 150 Filipinos have been affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Philippine consulate general in Los Angeles reported yesterday.

Credit to Author: Neil Jayson Servallos| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Vice President Sara Duterte is “seriously considering” running for president in 2028, saying she could not take sitting down the “continued backsliding” of the country.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

In a surprising move, the lawmaker-son of President Marcos yesterday moved to declare the position of chairman of the committee on appropriations of the House of Representatives vacant, just as Congress resumed session after a month-long holiday break.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:10:00 +0800

The National Bureau of Investigation has concluded its investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:28:00 +0800

Motorists should brace for another fuel price hike, with gasoline and kerosene prices set to increase by nearly P1 per liter starting Tuesday, January 14.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor yesterday said that the government should impose a maximum suggested imported rice profit instead of maximum suggested retail price, amid the impending implementation of a P58 per kilo maximum SRP on outsourced grains beginning Jan. 20.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos yesterday expressed his deepest sympathies to those who have been affected by the raging wildfires in Southern California that have killed at least 16 people.

Credit to Author: Mark Ernest Villeza| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippine Coast Guard has entered its eighth day of monitoring and confronting China Coast Guard vessels operating within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), PCG spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said on Saturday.

Credit to Author: Mayen Jaymalin| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

A group of overseas Filipino workers yesterday opposed the increase in Social Security System contributions, raising concerns over the financial burden it will impose on them.