MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed the Department of Agriculture to continue rehabilitating and modernizing fish ports across the country, saying the upgrades are intended to improve the movement of fishery products, reduce post-harvest losses, and strengthen the country’s fisheries sector. Marcos issued the directive during an inspection of the

MANILA – The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said on Thursday that debris from a rocket launch from China possibly fell near Northern Luzon. The Long March 6A rocket was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province at around 9 a.m. Philippine Standard Time (PhST). In an advisory, the PhilSA projected the

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A 21-year-old man was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed by his 15-year-old co-worker during a drinking spree Wednesday evening in Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City. Lt. Col. Joepet Paglinawan, Malaybalay City police chief, said the victim and the 15-year-old boy—both employees of a hardware store in Landing, Barangay Casisang—were drinking

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s authorization for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to submit Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate should not be taken as a blessing upon the impeachment proceedings, the prosecution panel said on Thursday. Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, a member of the House of

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) has identified the municipality of Baco as having the highest prevalence of child stunting in Oriental Mindoro, prompting the implementation of targeted and extensive nutrition intervention programs in priority communities. Baco led the province’s top

MANILA, Philippines — Two political science professors criticized Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s statement that the truth about corruption in the country’s controversial flood control projects had also been “imprisoned” since his arrest on plunder charges. “No senator or government official or faction in government has the monopoly over the truth,” Maria Ela Atienza, a professor at

LUCENA CITY – A woman fell overboard from a domestic passenger vessel bound for Caticlan Port in Malay, Aklan, but was safely rescued by the ship’s crew in the waters off Batangas City early Thursday. In a report, the Batangas station of the Philippine Coast Guard was notified at around 3 a.m. by the Vessel Traffic

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his administration is relying on local government units (LGUs) to distribute rice assistance, saying local officials are better equipped to identify beneficiaries and deliver aid more quickly than the national government. Speaking in Tarlac, Marcos said the government has restructured the implementation of the Local

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Some 100 families in Barangay Labangal here, who are still reeling from the powerful June 8 earthquake, are now facing another hardship after flooding damaged their homes anew. This has prompted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fast-track plans for long-term flood-control measures in the area. READ: Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education prepares for the implementation of the Last Mile and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (Gida) Schools Act, which aims to improve access to quality education in remote and underserved communities. Signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and set to take effect on Aug. 12, 2026,

SUAL, Pangasinan – President Marcos inspected on Thursday the P600-million newly rehabilitated and improved Sual fish port of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority. Marcos likewise spoke with officers and crew of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessels that are patrolling the West Philippine Sea, two of which were recently water-cannoned by the China Coast Guard.

MANILA, Philippines — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla, who supervises the Philippine National Police (PNP), said he “didn’t mind” being called a fascist by youth activists. Remulla was at a La Salle Institute of Governance forum at the De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila on Thursday when, during an

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday said it will start the accreditation of motorcycle taxi platform providers (MTPP) and issuance of applications for motorcycle taxi riders on August 5, 2026.  According to the LTFRB, the acceptance of the application will cover the issuance of a Provisional Authority to

MANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were arrested and P510 million worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) was confiscated during an interdiction operation at the Batangas Port on Thursday morning, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. In a statement, PDEA identified the arrested individuals by the aliases “Hasad,” a 22-year-old male student, and “Judelyn,” a

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla maintained that the Philippine National Police (PNP) only used the “minimum amount of force” to arrest 51 individuals taking part in a protest rally related to the State of the Nation Address (Sona) last week. “The 51 who were arrested, they were spraying graffiti on

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s go signal for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to submit Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate impeachment court os not politically motivated and is in compliance with the law, Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Thursday. Included in the documents are tax records

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Thursday questioned energy-related agencies why line rental fees are being shouldered by consumers on top of system loss charges. Tulfo brought up the subject during a Senate energy panel hearing tackling proposed amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira). READ: DOE: Scrapping ‘system loss’ charge may

MABALACAT CITY — Police arrested a suspected drug trader and seized about P822,800 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) during a buy-bust operation in Candaba, Pampanga, on Wednesday. In a statement, the Central Luzon police identified the suspect only by the alias “Donald,” who is listed as a high-value individual in the government’s campaign against

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said there would be no “ceasefire,” rejecting an apparent peace overture amid his ongoing feud with Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. “CEASEFIRE MY FOOT! What kind of man declares war, armed with a toy gun and with just his saliva as ammunition, then uses intermediaries to

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Thursday that it started deliberations of all pending fare hike petitions of several transport groups. According to LTFRB Chairperson Atty. Vigor Mendoza II, the agency is already reviewing the appropriate fare adjustments for jeepneys, passenger buses, utility van express, taxis, and motorcycle taxis.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a talent manager for alleged human trafficking involving female talents and politicians. According to the NBI, the talent manager offers the “artists” to various customers, including politicians for P100,000 in exchange for sexual services. Customers could also allegedly choose to only date an artist,

MANILA, Philippines — It would be “impractical” for the former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official in Region IV-B to go and inspect the projects in the entire region before signing pertinent documents, his lawyer said on Thursday. Cecilio Jimeno, lawyer of former DPWH’s Region IV-B planning and design division chief Montrexis Tordecilla

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing partial operations of the Unified Grand Central Station, or Common Station, by the first quarter of 2028, its Secretary Giovanni Lopez said on Thursday. According to Lopez, the Economy and Development Council recently approved the variation order for the project. He said that after the

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Twenty of the 118 overstaying refrigerated containers carrying agricultural products here have been condemned, while five more are scheduled for pullout this week, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Thursday. According to the BOC, condemnation proceedings are underway to allow the disposal of the frozen cargo in accordance with existing

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The municipal government of Talacogon has appealed to the public to refrain from spreading unverified information about the death of Ateneo basketball player Rene Clert Baterbonia. In a statement released on Wednesday with the Baterbonia family’s consent, the local government said only the family’s authorized representatives would issue official

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it would decongest the illegal drug cases and have its anti-illegal drug task force handle only syndicate-level crimes, as well as those involving public officers and big fish. In a press conference, DOJ Undersecretary Ian Dato said Department Order No. 161, which created the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday led the distribution of rice, met with government scholars, and turned over more than P100 million to barangays in Tarlac, as his administration continued implementing programs highlighted during his 2026 State of the Nation Address. Marcos distributed 10-kilogram rice packs under the Local Government Support

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – An 11-year-old girl was found dead following an apparent drowning incident at around 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday in Barangay Bogo, Pagadian City. Lt. Col. Lee Eric Humpa, Pagadian City police chief, said their personnel responded immediately after receiving a report of the incident. The victim’s lifeless body was recovered

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace is open to consultations with stakeholders regarding the proposed removal of system loss charges from consumers’ electricity bills. This comes after power providers raised concerns over who would shoulder the cost of system loss, the electrical energy generated but not delivered to customers, if the charge is removed. They emphasized

COTABATO CITY – Six violent extremists (FVEs) yielded, and 24 high-powered firearms were formally surrendered to the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday, as authorities intensified the campaign against loose firearms in the wake of the campaign period for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) slated on September 14. The six

MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has opposed Vice President Sara Duterte’s insinuations that victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during her father’s drug war may have been gunned down due to marital squabbles, as she claimed that it is easy to have someone killed. In a press briefing on Thursday, Ridon said

TACLOBAN CITY— A Grade Six pupil was found in possession of an unloaded .38-caliber revolver inside a public elementary school in Almeria, Biliran on Wednesday, prompting police and social welfare authorities to intervene amid heightened concern over the involvement of minors in school-related incidents. The firearm was confiscated from the pupil at the Pulang Bato

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Thursday said they have yet to talk about the request for detained Sens. Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada to participate in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, but stressed that permission should be sought from the Sandiganbayan, which has custody over the two senators. “We will definitely discuss

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A dismissed police officer and two other suspects were caught red-handed in a predawn drug raid that yielded P340,000 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay Lumbia here on Tuesday, July 28. Maj. Joann Navarro, Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10) spokesperson, told the Inquirer on Wednesday that the officer had been

MANILA, Philippines — Four passengers arriving from Bangkok, Thailand were arrested after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted suspected marijuana valued at P62.326 million in their baggage during inspections at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday, July 30. According to the BOC, around 41.551 kilograms of suspected marijuana were found inside eight pieces of

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s go signal for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to submit Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate impeachment court was not politically motivated and is in compliance with the law, Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Thursday. Included in the documents are tax records

MANILA, Philippines — After claiming that hiring a hitman is as easy as paying P5,000 per kill, Vice President Sara Duterte was asked by prosecutors whether that was the amount she paid when she threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his relatives assassinated. In a press briefing on Thursday, Bicol Saro party-list Rep.

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has vowed to develop the almost 70-hectare Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) into a regional training hub for athletes with the hope of making it a sports tourism destination in Northern Mindanao. PSC chair John Patrick Gregorio said he was impressed after visiting MCC, describing it

MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos on Thursday assured city and municipal officials that Malacañang is always open to everyone, regardless of their political affiliation. Abalos said the Marcos administration is committed to working closely with local leaders, especially councilors of local government units across the country, in addressing the needs of their communities.

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte asserted that the deaths linked to her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign were driven by the country’s rampant gun violence, claiming that hiring a gunman could only cost a person P5,000 per hit. Sara made the remarks during a rally on Wednesday, held in front of

Satellite image captured as of 7:40 p.m. on July 30, 2026. (Pagasa) MANILA, Philippines — Fair weather is expected in Luzon on Friday as the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has dissipated, the state weather bureau said on Thursday.  According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested seven individuals who allegedly posed as property owners and lawyers to swindle victims out of millions of pesos, leading to the dismantling of a “sangla-kolekta” (pawn-and-collect) syndicate in Taguig City. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, NBI spokesperson lawyer Palmer Mallari said NBI agents

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has reaffirmed its unwavering opposition to mining and aggressive development, announcing plans to establish a commission dedicated to ecology as part of its intensified advocacy for environmental preservation. Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo pointed out the church’s long-standing resistance to destructive projects

LUCENA CITY — Government forces arrested a fugitive who is an alleged communist rebel, and apprehended a Filipino-American woman allegedly linked to armed insurgents during a joint operation in Cabuyao City, Laguna on Thursday (July 30).  The military, together with the Philippine National Police, and the Bureau of Immigration, served a warrant of arrest against

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will continue the construction of Zapote and Niog stations of the Light Rail Transit 1 – Cavite Extension Project if the Villar Group of Companies will refuse to settle with the agency’s offer, its Secretary Giovanni Lopez said on Thursday.  According to Lopez, the DOTr will meet

MANILA, Philippines — While they are concerned over the spread of wrong information — particularly regarding the spliced video uploaded on Sen. Pia Cayetano’s social media accounts — the prosecution panel for the impeachment trial would neither make a manifestation nor seek for her inhibition. In a press briefing, lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. admitted that they

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said the cause of the midnight explosion that occurred outside its main compound in Manila ahead of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) last Monday remains unknown, but assured that the premises remain secure. The blast at the DOJ was one of two suspected

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it will decongest its cases involving illegal drugs and will handle only syndicate-level crimes, and those involving public officers and big fish, through its anti-illegal drug task force. In a press conference, DOJ Undersecretary Ian Dato said that Department Order No. 161, which created

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – A dead rare oarfish was washed ashore along the coast of Barangay Tabayon in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, on Wednesday, raising concern among some residents because of the fish’s “long-standing association with earthquakes.” Facebook user Dorz Kie, a resident who found the fish, said it was about six feet

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday branded as “baseless, pointless, and useless” Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that the Inernational Criminal Court (ICC) is a lapdog of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a speech during a rally held outside the ICC detention center in The Hague, Netherlands, Duterte claimed that Marcos and former Senator Antonio

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order establishing the Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (Evis) program, a P60-billion package of fiscal incentives aimed at accelerating the local manufacture of electric vehicles (EVs), attracting investments, and positioning the Philippines as a regional automotive manufacturing hub. Executive Order No. 121, signed on July

MANILA, Philippines — In what appeared to be a jab at Vice President Sara Duterte’s silence on the Pax Silica initiative, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro also declined to comment on Duterte’s refusal to address one of the country’s most controversial issues. In an interview on July 28, Duterte was asked for her thoughts on

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly seven in 10 public schools nationwide stand on land that has yet to be titled in the name of the Department of Education (DepEd), a longstanding ownership issue that could hamper the government’s efforts to accelerate classroom construction, according to data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). President

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Currently recuperating and in stable condition at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) here, a 55-year-old woman is lucky to be alive after surviving a gunshot to the face allegedly fired by her neighbor. The incident happened on Wednesday, July 29, at about 7 p.m. The victim was standing outside

MANILA, Philippines — Who should shoulder the cost of the system loss? Definitely not the consumers, according to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian.  At a hearing in the  Senate on Thursday, Gatchalian addressed the question raised by  businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan,  chairman of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest private electric distribution utility (DU). READ: Scrapping system loss

MANILA, Philippines — Ten months after the deadly riots in Manila during the anti-corruption protests last Sept. 21, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla revealed that a slain bystander was killed by a “stray bullet coming from a loose firearm.” “I was there. We made sure that, during our operations, the president made it clear that no

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato Province – A septic tank full of rainwater claimed the lives of two daycare learners in Purok 10, Barangay Concepcion, Makilala in Cotabato, on Monday, a village official said. Rey Cayare, Barangay Concepcion chairperson, said the two learners, his grandson and nephew, aged 4 and 5 years old respectively, went home from

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: 1. Senate impeachment court receives Duterte tax records after Marcos authorization Representatives from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday said they secured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s authorization, allowing the agency to submit Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate impeachment court. The BIR representatives told the Inquirer that

MANILA, Philippines — Subpoenaed bank institutions and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) were assigned to turn over Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank records before the Senate impeachment court at different times on Thursday, Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug said. According to Bantug’s message early Thursday, the banks were assigned “specific time

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Seven years since the collapse of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines in 2019, the country’s shipbuilding industry took a major step towards revival with the launch of Orion Jade, the first vessel built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines (HHIP) at the Agila Subic Shipyard. The 115,000-ton crude oil tanker was