AN AERIAL VIEW shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES will stand up to China in defending its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the validity of the amnesty given to a former senator and rebel soldier, nullifying ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order.The President did not have the power to void Antonio F. Trillanes IV’s amnesty without congressional approval, the

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. wants a comprehensive approach to the capital region’s traffic crisis, one of his economic managers said on Thursday.Officials on Wednesday discussed traffic issues during a Cabinet meeting, where Mr. Marcos ordered agencies to submit recommendations,

TOWFIQU BARBHUIYA-UNSPLASHBy Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterSTATE officials suspect domestic hackers behind the recent breaching of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DoST) network systems, compromising about two terabytes of data.In a media briefing on Thursday, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Assistant Secretary

PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESTHE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday said it approved the release of P5.83 billion to help build classrooms nationwide.In a statement, the agency said the money would be given to the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Public

A BOY reads the Koran at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila on the eve of Ramadan. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMAPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has declared April 10, Wednesday a holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadhan. The regular

THE MARCOS government seeks to expand the amnesty program for Maoist rebels to cover more members once a final peace agreement is reached, according to National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año.“Normally, amnesty is being [implemented] after peace talks,” he told a palace briefing.He also said

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO recovered against the dollar on Thursday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell affirmed that the US central bank will cut rates this year.The local unit closed at P56.355 per dollar on Thursday, strengthening by nine centavos from its P56.445

REUTERSPHILIPPINE TOCKS nded lower for a third straight day on Thursday as the National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt hit another record high.The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 0.53% or 36.76 points to end at 6,827.06 on Thursday, while the broader all shares index dropped