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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will lead a ceremony on Monday, August 6, to mark the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a landmark law that will give meaningful autonomy to the Moro people in Mindanao.

In line with ongoing efforts to interact more with its foreign naval counterparts, Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command, Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, met with Russian Navy head Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev during the Russia Navy Day celebration last July 29.

The Philippines has officially taken over from Singapore the role of country coordinator for the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dialogue.

Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go highlighted the important role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as key drivers of inclusive economic growth in the country, during the Davao leg of the Go Negosyo’s Mentor Me on Wheels (MMOW) on Saturday.

The Philippine government has reaffirmed its commitment to uphold Filipinos’ right to freedom of religion or belief during an international meeting hosted by the US Department of State in Washington, DC.

The House deliberations for the proposed 2019 national budget will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, July 31, House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Congressman Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said.

The House of Representatives on Monday night reached a majority vote to formally install former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the new Speaker, replacing Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez.

Senators have expressed optimism that the Organic law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), will finally end decades-long conflict in Mindanao.

Telecommunication firms will be cutting off their mobile services during President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon.

Adverse weather conditions caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical cyclones “Henry”, “Inday” and now “Josie” has now affected 203,035 families or 914,353 persons residing in 753 barangays located in Regions 1, 3, 4A (Calabarzon) 4B (Mimaropa), 6, Cordillera Administrative Region and the National Capital Region (NCR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its …