Philippine News

BLACK NAZARENE’S DAY. This file photo shows the actual image of the Black Nazarene usually housed in Quiapo Church, which will be carried in a transparent tempered glass case today in the Traslacion procession that starts from the Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park in Manila. Church hopes for peaceful …

Marketgoers buy what they need at the Marikina Public Market in Marikina City (November 5, 2021). (STAR / Boy Santos, file) MANILA, Philippines — Seven out of ten Filipinos disapproved of the government’s response to rising costs of essential goods and services, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey. Taming …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday night said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had nothing to do with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.  “It is the f****** ICC interfering in our private affairs, in the sense that it intrudes into the sovereignty …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent consolidation rate will be allowed to continue …

This undated file photo shows Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for two counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. According to the Ombudsman’s resolution …

Petitions to raise SRP for 63 basic necessities to be reviewed The government will resume reviewing petitions to raise the suggested retail prices (SRP) on basic necessities and prime commodities, but said any hikes would be “tempered”—and that prices for 44 of the 63 items monitored by the Department of …

ROME – Pope Francis on Monday called for the practice of surrogate motherhood to be banned worldwide. “The path to peace demands respect for life, for every human life, starting with that of the unborn child in its mother’s womb, which cannot be suppressed, nor become an object of commodification,” Francis …

At a Glance President Marcos received 68 percent approval in December, while Vice President Duterte got 74 percent. The President and Vice President received 73 percent and 78 percent trust ratings, respectively. The President’s and Vice President’s approval and trust ratings increased from the September 2023 survey, but these increases …

PNP headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City. (PNP Public Information Office) MANILA, Philippines — Moves by the Philippine National Police to punish online content creators allegedly spreading disinformation to “destabilize” the Marcos administration should be viewed with caution due to the police’s history of interfering with free speech, according …

(File photo) MANILA – Senator Imee Marcos filed a bill on Monday seeking to prohibit baby food producers and manufacturers from adding sugar in their products. Marcos cited studies made by both the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) that Filipinos are at risk for …