Undocumented Filipinos residing in the United States are now concerned as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his promise of tightening borders and implementing mass deportation against illegal immigrants in the country, according to Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez on Sunday, Nov. 10.
The Akbayan Partylist has filed the “Kian Bill” in Congress, seeking to ban the use of “tokhang”, narcolists, and other cruel methods in protection of human rights during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs, on Monday.
A low-pressure area (LPA) that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Nov. 9, Saturday intensified into a Tropical Depression with ‘Nika’ as its local name. According to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the LPA entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 2 AM, becoming a tropical depression by 8 AM.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signed two bills into law on Friday, Nov. 8, to strengthen and clarify the country's maritime zone and archipelagic sea-lanes, asserting the Philippines' sovereignty on its territorial waters, particularly in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) response to growing criticism from politicians and human rights organizations, a special task force was formed to look into and pursue cases pertaining to alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that took place during the Duterte administration's anti-drug campaign.
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and nine congressmen authored House Bill 11034 with measures to postpone the first general elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for one year.
MANILA, Philippines - Since the weekend, Mt. Kanlaon has been emitting gray ash. The volcano straddles Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental; the state volcanologist and local authorities from this province are closely monitoring the restive of Mt. Kanlaon.
The Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) reported at a press conference on Tuesday that the country's headline inflation rate increased from 1.4% in September to 2.9% in October.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) alerted Typhoon Marce’s (International name: Yinxing) risk of storm surge in Northern Luzon’s low-lying coastal areas within the next 48 hours as it intensifies near Cagayan, raising the area to Signal No. 3 on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Severe Tropical Storm Marce has intensified to a typhoon, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday.