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MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water continues to strengthen and modernize its water supply infrastructure as it advances key facility improvement projects designed to enhance safety, security, service efficiency, and operational reliability across its service areas, especially amid the ongoing impacts of a severe El Niño. As of May 2026, Manila Water has completed three major

  CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Over a week after the start of classes in public school, some 100 students are still holding classes in makeshift classrooms in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, after their parents and teachers declined to use a new two-story, six-classroom school building due to safety concerns. Teachers and parents of students

MANILA, Philippines — Senators Bam Aquino and Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. In a privilege speech during Wednesday’s session, Aquino said the Senate committee on basic education, which he chairs, should conduct a hearing and

MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Garcia said he is considering the filing of charges against those accusing him of receiving PHP10 million from former bodyguards of former congressman Zaldy Co. Garcia, however, said he would wait for his accusers to swear their allegations under oath before filing cases. “Because it is not

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A three-year-old child died in a residential fire in Argao town on Wednesday morning, June 17, as authorities continued to investigate what triggered the blaze that razed the victim’s home and damaged a neighboring house. Fire Officer 3 Michael Angelo Rodriguez, fire investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Argao, said

MANILA, Philippines — Public health advocates called on lawmakers to pursue balanced and evidence-based vape regulations during a Senate hearing on the Vape Law, warning that excessive restrictions could drive consumers toward illicit markets. The appeal came as the Senate Committee on Health and Demography and the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, chaired by

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into possible charges against public officials as it continues its investigation to determine the link between the May 13 shooting at the Senate and the escape of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa from protective custody in the early morning of May 14. Justice Secretary Fredderick

MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Education (DepEd) is taking steps to ensure that funds from the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program will directly reach teachers and educators serving as tutors nationwide. According to a DepEd statement issued on Wednesday, Education Secretary Sonny Angara stressed that the ARAL Program shows his department’s firm commitment

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda praised the Senate for ratifying on June 17 the bicameral conference committee report on Senate Bill No. 1894 and House Bill No. 8476, which will both enhance the law on free college access for poor students. Senate Bill No. 1894, principally sponsored and authored by Legarda, will enhance the Universal

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar held a dry run and initial distribution of fuel subsidy coupons on Wednesday for registered tricycle drivers, operators and pump boat operators. Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda led the rollout, which marks the start of a local ordinance aimed at assisting transport sector workers