A coffin with an ant-China slogan is seen at the Boy Scout Circle along Timog Avenue in Quezon City. INQUIRER/NET

Anti-China coffins across Metro Manila baffle police

MANILA — Police have launched an investigation into what appears to be a coordinated protest after coffins bearing anti-China messages were abandoned in at...
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is currently detained at the Pasig City Jail while facing separate criminal cases involving alleged sexual abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking. The cases remain pending before regional trial courts in Pasig and Quezon City.

DOJ to decide on US bid to extradite Quiboloy after DFA endorsement

MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to determine the next course of action on the United States government's request to extradite...
CASTRO, DUTERTE-CARPIO

Palace spox Castro turns ‘professionalism’ jab on Sara

MANILA — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Friday turned Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s call for professionalism against her, saying the Vice President might...
Fresh vegetables are for sale at a market in Tondo, Manila. Lower food, fuel and housing costs helped slow headline inflation to 6.2 percent in July, signaling an easing of price pressures, according to government data. PNA

Food, fuel costs ease; July inflation slows to 6.2%; Palace wary of external risks

MANILA — Lower food, fuel and housing costs helped slow headline inflation to 6.2 percent in July, signaling an easing of price pressures, although...
TOP PRIORITY. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Education Secretary Sonny Angara talk with public school learners in this undated photo. During his 5th State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2026, Marcos said education remains the government’s top priority. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPED

DepEd gets free hand in teaching methods; New law sets curriculum review every 5...

MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed a law giving the Department of Education (DepEd) greater freedom to overhaul teaching methods and...
Workers declog a drainage along Taft Avenue in Manila. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region approved a P85 daily wage increase for NCR workers after consultations among labor, business, and government representatives. PNA

Senate pushes release of P85 NCR wage hike for 1.1M workers

MANILA — The Senate has unanimously thrown its full support behind the immediate implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase for Metro Manila...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has remained out of public view since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with the Duterte administration's anti-illegal drugs campaign.

‘Bato arrest rumor seeks to distract people from Sara impeachment trial’

MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday accused allies of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio of using false claims that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had been...
Former Commission on Audit state auditor Roderick Wamil testifies on the alleged non-compliance and deficiencies in the Office of the Vice President’s handling of confidential funds during Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial at the Senate. INQUIRER PHOTO/ NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

COA state auditor: No rule bans or allows aliases in confidential fund official records

MANILA — A former Commission on Audit (COA) official told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that existing government rules governing confidential and intelligence...
Work continues for police officers amid continuous rains in Quezon City. A weather system in the vicinity of Quezon province is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metor Manila and parts of Luzon, according to the state weather bureau. PNA

Focus crimes plunge 36% in July; PNP cites stronger police ops

MANILA — Focus crimes across the country dropped by more than one-third in July, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) recording a 36.12-percent decline...
Roderick Wamil, a former auditor assigned to the Commission on Audit’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office, testifies on the 12th day of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial as the prosecution continues presenting evidence on the alleged misuse of confidential funds.

COA auditor flags violations in VP confidential find spending

MANILA — A former Commission on Audit (COA) auditor on Tuesday told the Senate impeachment court that the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP)...