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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dropped the bribery case filed against former Sen. Leila de Lima and her former aide, Ronnie Dayan, as it found no probable cause for the accusation. The...

MANILA, Philippines — The need for a bigger family income to meet the unabated increase in prices of food and other essential items is forcing even retired senior citizens to look for jobs. Mariana...

The Department of Health (DOH) reported the first monkeypox case in the Philippines on Friday and officials said they were trying to obtain vaccines and medicines against the viral disease from the United States Agency for...

MANILA, Philippines — The father of Dr. Chao Tiao Yumol, the suspect in the Ateneo de Manila University shooting, was gunned down in Lamitan City, Basilan on Friday morning, according to the police. “Kaka-confirm...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday gave the Filipino people a more detailed preview of what his administration intends to accomplish in the next six years, highlighting the immediate need...

MANILA, Philippines — The grounds of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, turned into a crime scene around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday after a man shot and killed three people,...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday said it was ready to hold bigger responsibilities in responding to the pandemic by taking over the role of the...

MANILA, Philippines — Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday said 1.3 million Filipino households had “graduated” from extreme poverty and would no longer receive conditional cash grants from the government, freeing up to...

MANILA, Philippines — With schools in the Asia-Pacific region, including the Philippines, reopening from prolonged closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined calls to extend the learning time of...

MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen foreign-assisted projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) worth P1.61 trillion suffered “setbacks” in implementation last year, forcing the government to pay P128.42 million in additional fees to several lenders...