MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. maintained that it would not be viable for a candidate in the 2028 elections to show support for China. “I don’t think anybody can tout a pro-China line and seek the mandate of the people when its state-owned media depicted Filipinos as monkeys,” Teodoro said during a

Cebu's office landlords are being pushed to get creative with aging buildings as the local market cools.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed three criminal cases for tax evasion before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 23, involving a total estimated tax liability of more than P416 million, according to a statement on Wednesday. The BIR filed the cases under its Run After Tax Evaders (Rate) Program

MANILA, Philippines — An ethics complaint was filed on Wednesday against Sen. Pia Cayetano over a video she posted during the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which allegedly contained a spliced clip of House Prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno. The complaint was submitted by former Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia “Tatti” Licaunan,

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte said the testimonies of two former Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) officials strengthened the allegations made by Ramil Madriaga, who claims to have served as one of the vice president’s former aides. Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s impeachment proceedings,

MANILA, Philippines — The income-tax reform proposed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) will allow Filipino workers to keep more of what they earn and help drive consumer spending and economic growth. Rep. Romero “Miro” Quimbo, who chairs the Committee on Ways and Means, shared this assessment

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — A total of 176 uniformed personnel of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO 13) were promoted during simultaneous oath-taking and rank-pinning ceremonies in Butuan City on Wednesday, July 29. Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano Magistrado IV, Caraga police director, administered the oath and led the donning and pinning of ranks at

CITY OF MALOLOS – A member of the Bulacan Provincial Board has been suspended for a month after a female colleague accused him of sexual harassment during a public gathering last year. Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 629-2026, which was approved on July 16 by two-thirds of the board, ordered the suspension of Efren Bartolome Jr.,