COTABATO CITY  — An armed man was killed after he allegedly resisted arrest during a law enforcement operation in Barangay New Panay, Aleosan, Cotabato province at dawn on Monday. Police authorities implementing a search warrant also arrested another man, seized five pistols and confiscated 22 sachets of suspected shabu during the 4:30 a.m. operation. Brig.

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act, approved by the bicameral conference committee, will expand school choices and give more Filipino students access to better learning environments, Sen. Loren Legarda, co-author and co-sponsor of the bill, said in a statement on Monday. The bill institutionalizes a unified private education voucher system to

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it has only so far recorded 55 cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in the country as of June 13, which is 79 percent lower than the previous year. READ: Mpox: What is it, how it spreads, care for patients According to DOH spokesperson Albert

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China’s relations remain good, despite the escalating word war between Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Chinese embassy officials, according to Malacañang. “On our part, from the Philippines’ perspective, we still consider our relationship with China to be good,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said in a briefing on Monday.

ust as pageant fans have declared her as one of the frontrunners in the 2026 Binibining Pilipinas pageant, with international pageant portal Missosology even placing her on top of the leaderboard, Ivy Padilla’s journey to the crown has come to an abrupt end.