The haze seen over Metro Manila is from pollution caused by human activities and not because of emissions from Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The crash of a brand new Black Hawk helicopter of the Philippine Air Force in Pampanga last week could have been caused by bad weather conditions, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

A municipal mayor in Bulacan has tested positive for COVID for the second time.

Residents have opposed a plan of the National Irrigation Administration to construct a dam in this town.

The Sandigabayan has acquitted a former municipal mayor in Samar in a graft case involving the purchase of medicine and medical supplies amounting to P2.42 million from alleged unqualified suppliers.

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana donned new ranks to four newly promoted AFP officers at Camp Aguinaldo over the weekend.

Eight officials of Barangay Carmona in Makati, including its chairman, have been suspended for 90 days for failing to approve its budget in 2019 and 2020.

The Presidential Communications Operations Office, the government’s lead communication arm, is no longer at the Malacañang compound and is now renting office space along United Nations Avenue in Manila.

Eleven intelligence officers of the Laguna police are facing a pre-charge investigation for grave irregularity in connection with the death of two drug suspects in Biñan, the Philippine National Police said on yesterday.

Two fixers rigging the appointment system of Pasig City’s COVID-19 vaccination program have been apprehended by authorities.