President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the enforcement of the campaign against illegal drugs to be more focused, saying law enforcers should run after people who will "make a difference" in the narcotics supply when caught or sent to jail.

Days after seeking support for the Philippines' bid for a non-permanent seat to the United Nations Security Council, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged parties in the Taiwan Strait tensions and the Ukraine conflict to resolve their issues peacefull...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed willingness to try all possible approaches to resolve the West Philippine Sea row as he reiterated his vow not to abandon even a square inch of the Philippines' territory to any foreign power.

State weather service PAGASA has hoisted Signal No. 2 over the southeastern portion of Isabela, the northern portion of Aurora and Polillo Islands as “Karding” intensified into a severe tropical storm.

Asked about US-led sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged that the “political side of it has been tricky,” but “national interest comes first.”

Karding is forecast to make landfall over the east coast of Isabela or Aurora on Sunday morning or afternoon as a severe tropical storm, although the possibility that it would be a typhoon shortly before reaching land is not ruled out.

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri praised the success of President Marcos’ first working trip to the US as a “home run,” as other senators see stronger security and economic ties between the two countries following the presidential visit.

To prevent online “budol-budol” and protect buyers from scams, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers yesterday asked the Department of Trade and Industry and other government agencies to compel delivery service firms on the web to thoroughly check the identit...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines and Metrobank Foundation Inc. have recognized six military personnel who were named recipients of the 2021 and 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers.

The weekly positivity rate in the National Capital Region reached 17.5 percent, matching the previous peak of the present wave that was reported on Aug. 5, the OCTA Research Group said yesterday.