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MANILA, Philippines — Former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. underwent a lie detector test at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday. This is in connection with his affidavit wherein he said he delivered suitcases of cash to Vice President Sara Duterte, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte.

The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators (PCTO) on Wednesday expressed concern after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) imposed sanctions against the country"s three major telco players due to “poor” mobile broadband services monitored this month.

MANILA, Philippines — The appointments of Vince Dizon and Giovanni “Banoy” Lopez as acting secretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Transportation (DOTr), respectively, have been extended, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto confirmed on Wednesday. “We’ve extended the appointment of Sec. Dizon and Sec. Banoy at the appropriate time. The

MANILA, Philippines — Minimum wage increases in Calabarzon and Central Luzon are next in line for deliberations by their respective wage boards, Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Acting Secretary Francis Tolentino said Wednesday. “Ito pong napipinto na, malapit-lapit na, nag-uusap na, ang alam ko po eh hinog na hinog na ay yung Calabarzon. Hindi

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Mindoro Artists Initiative (MAI) has joined calls for the immediate release of a cultural worker who was arrested six months ago. Charlize “Ceeka” Garzon was nabbed following an armed encounter between government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) fighters at San Jose town in Occidental Mindoro. She was

MANILA, Philippines — A station of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) in Clark, Pampanga, is now 73.29 percent complete, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. The progress of its underground Clark Station is at 73.29 percent, as of Sept. 2026, the DOTr said in a press release issued on Wednesday. “Ang sabi po ng ating

MANILA, Philippines — Observing tradition and parliamentary courtesy accorded to a coequal branch of government, the Senate committee on finance swiftly approved on Wednesday the proposed P10.15-billion budget for the Office of the President (OP) for 2027, marking it “deemed submitted” for plenary consideration. The committee also approved the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) budget in

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday emphasized the need to strengthen preparation and development in teachers’ careers, as some educators remain assigned outside their specialized subjects and training sometimes does not reflect classroom realities. In his speech at the 2026 Teachers Awards at the Manila Hotel in Manila, Marcos said his administration

MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel said it intends to finally present Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank records before the Senate impeachment court within the week. House trial spokesperson Ace Barbers disclosed the timetable as prosecutors prepare to move deeper into the financial evidence under Article II. Article II covers Vice President Sara Duterte’s

China will charge an extra 55 per cent tariff on Brazilian beef from Thursday after Brazil filled its import quota for the year and has not agreed to let Brazilian exporters use the unfilled quota of neighbouring Uruguay, industry sources said. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the surtax on Wednesday, a day after China’s customs administration confirmed that Brazil had used all of its 1.106 million-tonne allowance for 2026, and under the rules the extra tariff applies from the third...

COTABATO CITY — An 11-year-old boy was killed while a man was wounded after they were hit by stray bullets during an armed encounter between two rival groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, early Wednesday, a police official said. Major Joel Lebrilla, Shariff Aguak police chief, identified

MANILA, Philippines — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and other concerned agencies are continuously preparing to ease the effects of the looming super El Niño, including the maintenance of irrigation systems and clearing operations on irrigation canals, Malacañang said Wednesday. Palace press officer Claire Castro made the assurance after the NIA outlined its mitigation action