The Philippine General Hospital gets additional budget for zero balance billing, medical services, and special treatments.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara denied two widely shared speculations about the Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting on Wednesday, August 19, saying there is no truth to reports that the student gunman was bullied or depressed.

The executive's communication arm urged media outfits to exercise caution on reporting the recent case of school violence.

In a press briefing on Wednesday, August 19, Nartatez said among the firearms recovered by investigators are a .40 caliber firearm and a caliber 9mm firearm.

A photo of the Ateneo de Manila University facade with a text box reading "This university is closed" has spread on Facebook and TikTok since early August. Ateneo is open and holding classes, and there is no order from the government for it...

Tropical Depression Neneng maintained its strength as it moved northwestward over the sea east of southern Taiwan, PAGASA said Wednesday morning.

Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said that Legarda is currently having her third extension of a travel authority granted for medical reasons.

Tropical Depression Neneng will not make landfall in the Philippines and is headed toward Taiwan, according to PAGASA, but rains from the southwest monsoon (habagat) will likely continue until the end of August. 

Metro Manila and several areas in Luzon were placed under a red rainfall warning on Wednesday morning as Tropical Depression Neneng continued to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, bringing heavy rains and a threat of serious flooding.

Malacañang yesterday called on former public works secretary Rogelio Singson to show proof that the convergence and special support program can be used for scams, as it denied that the allocation is an undisclosed item in the budget.