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MANILA, Philippines — The government will need about a year to fully remove the controversial system loss charge from consumers’ electricity bills, with the Department of Energy (DOE) saying sweeping infrastructure upgrades, regulatory changes and tougher measures against electricity theft must first be completed before the policy can take effect. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — More than 1,000 sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation will begin receiving over P10 million in emergency cash assistance starting Wednesday, July 29. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch the pilot rollout of its Emergency Cash Transfer

MANILA, Philippines — After a two day break from the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Senate impeachment court will begin to tackle Duterte’s alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, or impeachment Article I, on Wednesday. Marking the 10th trial day, the House prosecution panel invited as their first witnesses two former

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to raise the threshold for annual income tax exemption to P350,000, in accordance with the recommendations made by President Marcos in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday. Under Senate Bill (SB) No. 2338 or the proposed

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said the President’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) provided clear direction for the military, particularly in defending the country’s sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said the “clear and unequivocal message” of Mr. Marcos reinforces the

The Philippines may soon have its own booming spaceport, similar to that of Cape Canaveral in the United States, where more than 100 rockets are launched annually. In his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, President Marcos said the country will be launching a rocket into space next year—the first liquid-fueled sounding rocket

The President’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) has reaffirmed the crucial role played by the agricultural sector in his administration’s agenda, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Tuesday. According to Tiu Laurel, the Sona not only highlighted government’s efforts to strengthen food security but also its moves to

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is moving to secure ecologically important areas in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Backed by almost a decade of Filipino-led marine scientific research, the effort underscores a simple truth: protecting these waters means protecting our own communities. The call

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has urged lawmakers to urgently pass another set of priority legislation, which he mentioned in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), as Congress resumed sessions on Monday. According to the Presidential Communications Office, among the key pieces of legislation being pushed by the President are the amendments to

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR—While relentless rains have triggered flash floods and landslides across parts of southwestern Mindanao in recent days, communities in the island’s northeastern section are grappling with the opposite problem—a prolonged dry spell that has left thousands of residents facing water shortages. At least 1,300 households in three villages in this town,