Moves to allow internet registration and voting among overseas Filipinos gained ground at the House of Representatives, which approved a measure on this on second reading.

State weather bureau PAGASA warned that the heat index in 31 areas across the country, including parts of Metro Manila, is expected to soar to dangerous levels on Sunday.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines must evolve fast and “try to focus on actual soldiering” because of threats to a “free and open” Asia-Pacific region, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said on Friday.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a body on human rights coordination to enhance mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights, a move viewed by advocates as a "desperate attempt to window-dress" the situation in the country. 

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a special committee to further strengthen the human rights protection and promotion in the country.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday penned a heartwarming message to all mothers, including First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, for Mother’s Day.

The Bureau of Immigration said Sunday that tightening the visa requirements for Chinese tourists would also help the Philippines protect national security.

n celebration of Mother’s Day, Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday expressed gratitude for her fellow mothers’ love and sacrifices, saying that they play an important role in building stronger communities. 

Filipino nurses urgently need government action on fair wages, increased staffing, and regularization of contract positions, an organization said on Sunday in commemoration of International Nurses Day.

DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said the agency is “committed” to exploring the “possibility” of parallel processing of various mining permits, doing away with the current systems of sequential approval.

Michael Yang, an economic adviser of former President Rodrigo Duterte, will be invited by the House of Representatives to the next hearing in connection with the P3 billion drug bust in Mexico, Pampanga in 2023.

The Philippine Air Force said Balikatan 2024 has helped them prepare for the country’s first ever deployment of aircraft and personnel to an international military exercise. 

While still early, the Philippines should stop the reclamation by China of Sabina Shoal and Pag-asa Cay, according to retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Sunday.

The Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students (IACFS) will meet on Monday to discuss the increase in Chinese nationals studying in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday.

There were no winners of either of the big lotto draws held on Sunday, May 12.

The House of Representatives will start plenary deliberations today on the committee approved measure amending certain provisions of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) for purposes of bringing down the price of rice in the retail market.

The Department of Agriculture is eyeing a collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to include eggs in its disaster relief packs as a way of helping producers and promoting nutrition, a ranking DA official revealed.

A producers’ group yesterday underscored the need to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to prevent shortage in supply as it confirmed that sugarcane plantations in Negros have been severely damaged by El Niño.

Filipino farmers’ income has increased by 20 percent as a result of World Bank-funded projects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), with the country receiving a satisfactory rating on the implementation of the $600 million loan project.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still doing post-qualification evaluation and has yet to award a contract for the online voting and counting system (OVCS) for overseas voting in the May 2025 midterm elections.