The low-pressure area (LPA) northwest of Batanes has developed into Tropical Depression Ester over the weekend, becoming the country’s fifth tropical cyclone this year, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Pagasa said Ester formed at 3 a.m., prompting the raising of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over Batanes. READ: TD

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said it has issued new guidelines to help schools make decisions during weather disturbances and other emergencies that may cause disruptions to classes. In a statement, the agency said it issued DepEd Order No. 14 that provides a “clearer framework” for school heads, division alternative learning system focal

More arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to the drug war campaign of the past administration may be expected within a month, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag said on Friday. During a roundtable discussion with Inquirer, Matibag was asked about how long the waiting game will be for

The lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte have assailed the Articles of Impeachment filed against the vice president as “constitutionally infirm, procedurally defective and substantively deficient.” Duterte’s lawyers, led by Michael Poa, said the articles are defective because the House of Representatives held a “mini trial” and exceeded constitutional authority by conducting evidentiary hearings and

The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to be placed under hospital arrest, but not in the private hospital he preferred. In a resolution dated June 4 and released on Friday, the antigraft court’s Fifth Division said Bonoan, who faces the nonbailable charge of plunder in a case arising from the public