The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7) conducted the oath-taking ceremony for 288 newly appointed Jail Officers 1 at a university here on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Mark A. Villar has filed a bill seeking to strengthen school security and emergency preparedness following recent shooting and stabbing incidents involving minor students. Senate Bill No. 2321 — or the proposed Learning Institution’s Guaranteed Threat Avoidance and Safety Act (Ligtas Act) — seeks to establish a uniform school safety framework

MANILA, Philippines – Health advocates on Thursday called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to raise sin taxes—or those imposed on alcohol, sweetened beverages and tobacco products—as current measures are no longer enough to curb unhealthy habits among the youth. In a press briefing, members of the Youth for Health coalition urged the government to allocate

MANILA, Philippines—Labor groups on Thursday said the new round of cash aid that will be given to low-income households affected by the energy crisis is only a “temporary” measure. It is urging the government to suspend excise and value-added taxes (VAT) on petroleum products instead. “If the government has this much money, they should have

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility will not directly affect the country in the next two to three days, the state weather bureau said on Thursday.  In the 5 p.m. weather forecast of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist Loriedin de La Cruz-Galicia