Islamic theologians in the Bangsamoro region failed to see the new moon during a traditional moon sighting rite at about dusk Thursday, the supposed basis for declaring March 20 as Eid’l Fitr holiday, which they set to March 21 instead.

Concerns over electricity reliability, rising costs and governance challenges dominated a high-level meeting convened to address power service issues in parts of Mindanao.

Calls have been intensifying for stronger anti-bullying polices in Philippine schools, including the implementation of an urgent, widespread reporting system and holding parents of bullies accountable for their children’s actions.

A “determined and consistent campaign against illegal gaming” should be backed by local government units,” to keep Pangasinan province free from these practices that have been eroding the moral foundations of our communities. 

Community groups and government partners released 70 olive ridley turtle hatchlings to the sea in San Felipe, Zambales, as part of efforts to protect marine wildlife, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported.

The 66-year-old vice mayor of Guinsiliban town in Camiguin was arrested during a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police said.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered heightened police visibility nationwide, following a video that went viral online of an alleged kidnapping in Tagbilaran City in Bohol. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartate...

A network of health development experts said funding for the community health programs of the Department of Health (DOH) should be discontinued as these only duplicate the functions of local government units.

The Commission on Elections has extended until April 6 the filing of petitions for registration and accreditation of regional political parties and parliamentary sectoral organizations seeking to join the first Bangsamoro parliamentary poll in Novemb...

Pasay topped cities in Metro Manila with struggling readers as it posted 47.50 percent, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2)’s report.