PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Sunday refuted claims that the agency's campaign against loose firearms, Oplan Katok, could be used as a political intimidation tool ...

Concerns and allegations that the home visit on delinquent firearms owners could be weaponized for political intimidation for the midterm elections are baseless and mere speculations, the chief of the ...

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, sponsor of the Senate Bill No. 2895, said that the enactment into law of the bill would help clarify the licensing and registration procedures on firearms and would ...

The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8839 granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang, a Chinese citizen whom Sen. Risa Hontiveros linked to the alleged boss of ...

Chinese cutters, small boats and aircraft blocked a Philippine scientific research mission to the South China Sea features of Sand Cay on Friday, according to Philippine officials. BRP Datu ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has successfully kept a Chinese vessel illegally operating off Zambales from nearing the province’s coastline, as it spotted the “monster ship” a ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Philippine peso is veering toward an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of slowing economic growth. Goldman Sachs Group ...

At least 113 out of 149 city mayors belong to political dynasties, according to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) count. A total of 80, or about 53% of all city mayors, are ...

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed an election lawyer who was part of his legal team during the 2022 presidential elections to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). Lawyer ...

The registered births to very young mothers have been increasing, with 3,343 babies born to children 10-14 years old in 2023, according to a study from the Philippine Statistics Authority. In 2020, a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Six Philippine universities earned spots in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World University Rankings by Subject, missing only one out of 11 disciplines rated this year.

MANILA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the national ...