President Rodrigo Duterte ordered newly appointed PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran to “reshuffle” the agency’s regional offices “within the next two or three days.”
President Rodrigo Duterte offered to give health workers ejected from their boarding houses or dormitories free accommodation.
Three names are on the shortlist of candidates for the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday.
The House ways and means committee approved on Wednesday the tax provisions of the legislative franchise to be granted to San Miguel Corp. for its P740-billion airport project in Bulacan.
France’s interior minister on Tuesday defended the right of women to sunbathe topless on beaches, after a police warning for a group who stripped off on the southern coast sparked a social media outcry.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured on Friday (Aug. 21) that the Chinese nationals who have been selling products that state that Manila is a province of China will have to be punished first before getting deported.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Administrative Order (AO) 35 task force which investigates extrajudicial killings has recommended including the case of slain activist Zara Alvarez, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said.
Youth leaders mostly members of the Sangguniang Kabataan on Wednesday (Aug. 19) filed a petition asking the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as “null and void” the Anti-Terrorism Law which they likened to Adolf Hitler’s Reichstag Fire Decree that suppressed key civil liberties of Germans and led to the creation of Nazi Germany.
Amid calls for the chief executive to reveal his medical condition, Solicitor General Jose Calida has assured that President Rodrigo Duterte has no serious illness.
Malacañang on Monday welcomed the decision of members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s executive committee to take a leave of absence today amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption within the agency.
Malacañang on Friday disagreed on the pronouncement of Senator Imee Marcos questioning the mandatory use of face shields for passengers and drivers of public transportation.
The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani was “unlawful”, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report released Tuesday.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Sunday said the importer of P50 million worth of medical supplies and equipment will face charges if it cannot show proof that it paid duties and taxes to the government.
A bill seeking to institute a 35-hour working scheme as an alternative work arrangement for employees in the private sector hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
The Philippines and Vietnam reaffirmed the shared commitment to pursue peace, security, and stability in the South China Sea (SCS).
A teacher’s son has disputed the Department of Education’s claim that most students and teachers have internet access, as discussions continue about holding online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawyer Larry Gadon announced on Thursday (May 21) that he will withdraw before the Supreme Court (SC) his petition which sought to prevent the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to issue provisional authorities to ABS-CBN that would allow the network to operate while the renewal of its legislative franchise remains pending.
Barangay officials will still assist in the distribution of cash assistance to poor families affected by the coronavirus lockdown, according to Malacañang.
ABS-CBN has postponed streaming the acclaimed documentary on former First Lady Imelda Marcos on its online content platform, iWant, as the network’s return on air remains uncertain.
Metro Manila police chief, Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas will remain in his post while there is an ongoing investigation on his birthday party celebration amid the enhanced community quarantine, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion got bashed on Twitter of his statement on the poor’s resiliency to COVID-19. He said it in an online conference
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte approved a second and third supplemental budget totaling P1.9 billion. Part of the additional budget is the financial assistance to vulnerable sectors under Kalingang QC program.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday thanked the Filipinos for heeding quarantine measures.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra admitted that the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) had delayed the finalization of the revision of the uniform manual of the expanded good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law.
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