United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana toss couns at the Basa Air Base warehouse, symbolizing good luck and fortune for the newly-constructed building. — US EMBASSY/PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterA PHILIPPINE lawmaker on Thursday urged

Students line up to enter Araullo High School in Manila, Jan. 15, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE PHILIPPINE Business for Education (PBEd) on Thursday urged the government to establish effective and robust accountability and oversight mechanisms to ensure state funds are not wasted, citing the

Police raided a suspected Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in a building in Parañaque City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANA PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday pushed for the passage of a law punishing offshore gaming companies that are linked to crimes, also citing the need to fast-track

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOA CONGRESSMAN on Thursday raised concerns over the inadequate pay of Filipino nurses, prompting many to practice overseas rather than in the Philippines, as the country faces a growing shortage of nurses.“We are not paying our new nurses enough to encourage them to

VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE-CARPIO — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES FB PAGETHE PHILIPPINE House of Representatives is expecting a fourth impeachment complaint to be filed against Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio on Monday, a House official said on Thursday.House Secretary-General Reginald S. Velasco did

RAWPIXEL.COM-FREEPIKTHE Department of Health (DoH) on Thursday recorded 48 new road accidents linked to the holiday season, bringing the total to 577.The tally was 33.5% higher than the total number of road mishaps recorded from Dec. 22, 2023 to Jan. 2, 2024, DoH said in

RAWPIXEL.COMPHILIPPINE Ambassador to the United States (US) Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez will attend United States President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, on behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., according to Malacañang.The US government invited the chief of diplomatic missions, as well as

OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL TOURISM OFFICESIQUIJOR Island has become the top emerging destination for international travelers coming to the Philippines, according to digital travel platform Agoda.In its latest New Horizons list, the island, located in central Visayas, has seen a growing appeal

MAX KLEINEN-UNSPLASHBAGUIO CITY — Noting a doubled frequency of shooting incidents in Abra in 2024, newly installed Abra police director Col. Gilbert A. Fati-ig vowed tighter security measures this 2025.The number of recorded shooting incidents from January to December 29, 2024 in the province reached

KJPARGETER-FREEPIKCOTABATO CITY — A policeman and a tricycle driver were wounded in a gun attack in Barangay Awang in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday.Brig. Gen. Romeo J. Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), told reporters on Thursday that