The House prosecution panel said Gina Acosta's handover of P125 million in confidential funds was illegal from the outset because Vice President Sara Duterte ordered the money transferred to an official who had no authority to receive it.

The Ombudsman has ordered the six-month unpaid suspension of LTFRB Chairman Vigor Mendoza II and OTC Chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III over the continued use of an old IT system that charged motorists P13.3 billion in additional computer fees.

Nature-based solutions were suggested by Project NOAH Mahar Lagmay to manage flooding in Metro Manila. 

House prosecutors have urged the senator-judges to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in person, saying those watching from the live feed miss the chance of assessing how witnesses behave under questioning. 

A low-pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours, PAGASA said Tuesday morning, August 18.

Ateneo de Zamboanga University has confirmed the two fatalities in a statement.

Luzon and Visayas may experience rains due to the southwest monsoon. 

Another 50 to 100 mm may fall after Monday's 201.7-mm five-hour deluge.

Here are the estimated new prices of local fuel products based on the latest price adjustments announced by Department of Energy. 

Some 600,000 families of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Walang Gutom Program have reported significant improvements in hunger and food poverty, based on a survey by the Social Weather Stations.