Umabot na sa ₱19.07 trilyon ang kabuuang utang ng Pilipinas sa pagtatapos ng Hunyo 2026, ayon sa Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), matapos madagdagan ng ₱518.98 bilyon o 2.8 porsiyento mula sa ₱18.55 trilyon na naitala noong Mayo. Ayon sa BTr, pangunahing dahilan ng pagtaas ng utang ang patuloy na pangungutang ng pamahalaan sa loob at labas ng bansa upang pondohan ang mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura at iba pang programang pangkaunlaran. Sa kabila ng pagtaas ng utang, bahagyang

LAS PIÑAS CITY — A 15-year-old Grade 9 student died after he was allegedly stabbed by a fellow student inside Las Piñas National High School (LPNHS) Main during recess on Friday afternoon, July 31. The victim was identified as Aron Miguel Duran Ontong, who succumbed to his injuries shortly after the incident despite efforts to save him. According to the initial police investigation, the stabbing allegedly stemmed from a dispute over a ₱10 change from a bottle of water purchas

Pansamantalang naantala ang pagpapatupad ng ₱85 na dagdag sa minimum wage sa National Capital Region (NCR) matapos maglabas ang Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) ng Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ang wage increase ay nakatakda sanang magkabisa sa Agosto 2, alinsunod sa Wage Order na inilabas ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR). Gayunman, dahil sa inilabas na TRO, pansaman

Pormal nang naghain ng ethics complaint ang ilang women's rights advocates, akademiko, at mga feminist organization laban kay Sen. Pia Cayetano kaugnay ng kanyang inilabas na video sa social media na umano'y "spliced" o inedit tungkol sa naging pagdinig sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Umani ng batikos ang naturang video matapos umanong maputol ang ilang mahahalagang bahagi ng palitan nina Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano at House Prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno hingg

MANILA, Philippines — Despite being under detention while facing plunder and graft charges, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has been elected chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms, placing him at the forefront of legislative measures concerning the country's election laws, voting systems, and electoral processes. The appointment was made as part of the Senate's committee reorganization, assigning Estrada to lead one of the chamber's standing committees responsible for rev

The family, friends, and community of Officer Candidate Aldwayne Agnaonao Bonuan Dulnuan, an Ifugao native and licensed pilot who died during Philippine Navy training in Zambales, are calling for a full, transparent, and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. Dulnuan, a native of Kiangan, Ifugao, was remembered by loved ones as a determined young man who pursued his dream of serving the country after earning his private pilot's license in 2024 a