12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (512+ words) The Philippines–Australia remittance corridor is set to become more seamless as digital financial services improve and cooperation between the two countries strengthens, supporting faster, safer, and easier cross-border payments for Filipinos, overseas workers, and businesses. G-Xchange Inc. President and…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (305+ words) BASILAN’s hard-won peace should pave the way for a peaceful, orderly and honest election in the province, a Catholic bishop said Sunday, September 13, 2026, as voters prepare to cast their ballots in Monday’s, September 14, Bangsamoro Parliamentary Election. Bishop Leo Dalmao, said…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (154+ words) AUTHORITIES have seized some P7.62 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, the police said Sunday, September 13, 2026. The police said the smuggled cigarettes were seized Saturday, September 12, in the waters off Sinunuc village, Zamboanga City....

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (443+ words) SENATOR Loren Legarda has “appealed” for moral support from her fellow lawmakers amid the accusations being hurled against her over alleged irregularities related to the controversial P10-billion solar energy project linked to her son, Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste. In a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (266+ words) Mayor Malu Paras-Lacson clarified during a Senate hearing that she was not yet mayor of Magalang when the business permit for Chuangxing Steel was initially issued on October 17, 2019. Lacson made the clarification during the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs’ ongoing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (136+ words) Pampanga Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda said the provincial government is pursuing measures to address flooding in the province. Pineda said this is part of efforts to make Pampanga resilient and ready for investments. She discussed the initiatives during the Luzon…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (249+ words) MAWAB, Davao de Oro — The 10th Infantry (Agila) Division, Philippine Army, deployed two more infantry battalions to reinforce ongoing security operations for the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Parliamentary Elections. A total of 342 personnel from the 27th Infantry (Action) Battalion…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (221+ words) THE Department of Education-Davao Region (Deped-Davao) dispelled rumors of a hiring freeze for regional teaching positions and addressed the status of the ongoing learning intervention program during the Isyu Karon media forum on Friday, September 11, 2026. Speaking at the forum, Deped-Davao…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (304+ words) FILIPINOS remain sharply divided on whether confidential and intelligence funds allocated to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) were improperly spent, according to a survey released Tuesday by nonpartisan research firm Momentum Research....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (545+ words) THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued another yellow alert for the Mindanao power grid on September 12, as several generating plants remained unavailable and continued to limit the grid’s operating margin. The yellow alert was scheduled from 5 p.m....