Filipino motorists should prepare for a new wave of fuel price increases as several oil companies announced adjustments set to take effect on Tuesday, Nov. 12. This comes as the Philippines endures a string of cyclones that have battered various regions, causing significant damage in areas of Northern Luzon.
President Marcos signed the CREATE MORE Law (Republic Act 12066), aiming to make the Philippines’ tax system more competitive and appealing to foreign and domestic investors, on Nov. 11.
Ex-Cebu City Chief Royina Garma who revealed the role of former President Duterte in the alleged extrajudicial killings during the war on drugs before the Quad Committee of the House of Representatives left the Philippines last Nov. 7.
Typhoon Nika has made landfall over Dilasag, Aurora and is currently traversing Northern Luzon, placing 6 areas under Signal No. 4. PAGASA also reported on Monday, Nov. 11, that the low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has intensified into a Tropical Depression, and will be named ‘Ofel’ once it enters the PAR on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Following his absence from the October 22 and November 7 hearings on the controversial war on drugs during his term, leaders of the House of Representatives Quad Committee urges former President Rodrigo Duterte to attend the probe, offering airfare and accommodations for succeeding hearings.
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.