Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) consumers will pay higher electricity bills this month after the distribution utility raised its overall residential rate, mainly due to increased generation costs brought about by higher fuel prices and higher taxes. In a media briefing on Friday, Meralco vice president and head of corporate communications Joe Zaldarriaga said the overall

The Supreme Court has junked the petition seeking to scrap a ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that cleared Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero of election code violations when he received a P30-million campaign donation from a contractor.  In a notice issued by Clerk of Court Marife Cuevas, the high tribunal’s en banc said the

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, who has been under hospital confinement since his arrest for a nonbailable plunder case on Monday, is now fit to travel as his health condition had improved, a Philippine National Police doctor told the Sandiganbayan on Friday. Marcoleta, unlike his coaccused former Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor and businessmen Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle

A hot seat may be awaiting Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate impeachment trial court, but a place where she can cool down is also being prepared. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has inquired about bringing its own equipment, including a refrigerator and coffee maker, to the holding area assigned to the

KORONADAL CITY — At least 13 people were killed and eight others remained missing after separate landslides triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon struck parts of Mindanao on Friday, as flooding affected more than 18,000 families across the Bangsamoro region. Eight people died and two remained

Four active volcanoes remained under close monitoring as of Friday, with Mayon staying at alert level 3 and Kanlaon at alert level 2, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Taal and Bulusan remained under alert level 1. Phivolcs warned of possible eruptions, lava flows, rockfalls, ashfall and volcanic gas emissions from

BAGUIO CITY—The city council rejected another public-private partnership (PPP) proposal, this time a P1.27-billion bid to rehabilitate and modernize the city’s American-era hydroelectric power plants in neighboring Tuba, Benguet. The council acted on the proposal ahead of the July 17 deadline under PPP Center rules. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan announced the rejection during the council’s

CALAPAN CITY—The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) will conduct a geo-resistivity survey in Puerto Galera to identify viable sites for additional deep wells as the local government seeks a long-term solution to the water shortage affecting the popular tourist destination. Mayor Robinhood Ylagan said the survey is expected to pinpoint areas with sufficient groundwater potential

Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Friday, July 10, 2026. Check these out. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, July 9, 2026 Lotto draw results, July 8, 2026 PCSO lotto games The PCSO holds five 6-pick number games, the Lotto 6/42, MegaLotto 6/45, SuperLotto 6/49, GrandLotto 6/55, and

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