East Timor's lawmakers have agreed to scrap plans to provide lifetime pension allowances for themselves, they said on Wednesday, bowing to pressure from thousands of students who have staged demonstrations against the plans since Monday.
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is eyeing the use of a satellite set to launch next year to help monitor infrastructure projects, amid growing concerns over anomalies in multibillion-peso flood control programs.
Pope Leo on Wednesday denounced the "unacceptable" conditions faced by Palestinians in Gaza, voicing solidarity with civilians and renewing his appeal for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. has confirmed British interest in signing a visiting forces agreement, which he said will be underpinned by the UK’s support for the country’s territorial claim in the West Philippine Sea.
The House of Representatives has elected Isabela 6th District Rep. Bojie Dy as the new speaker, replacing embattled Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Sept. 17, proclaimed the Gabriela Women’s Party as winner of the 64th party-list seat in the midterm elections.
The first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections face another hurdle after the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order, prompting the Commission on Elections to suspend preparations less than a month before the polls.
The Trump administration's first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine have been approved and could soon ship as Washington resumes sending arms to Kyiv - this time under a new financial agreement with allies - two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his publicist said.
A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865) in damages for collective moral harm stemming from racist comments he made while in office.
Utah prosecutors vowed on Tuesday, Sept. 16, to seek the death penalty for the accused assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and revealed new details of their case, including text messages in which he was alleged to have privately confessed to the fatal shooting.
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has resigned as House speaker amid the government investigation on the flood control scandal. Romualdez and a number of House members have been implicated in supposed anomalous infrastructure deals.
The Public Works Department has reduced its 2026 proposed budget by P255 billion, scrapping the funding for all locally-funded flood control projects in the wake of investigations into the alleged corrupt practices.
The military’s declaration of a “red alert” status among its ranks – timed with the deepening congressional probe into alleged corruption in public works and ahead of a Sept. 21 mass protest - is devoid of political overtones, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court has issued a temporary restraining order against the implementation of a Bangsamoro law that reallocated the seven parliamentary seats initially assigned to Sulu province.
Luigi Mangione is due to appear on Tuesday in New York state court, where a judge may rule on the 27-year-old's bid to dismiss one of the two indictments he faces over the December 2024 killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson.
The government has ordered on Tuesday, Sept. 16, the freezing of bank accounts of over 20 people, including government contractors and public works officials tagged in anomalous flood control deals, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.
France is strengthening its role as a development partner of the Philippines, with the French Development Agency (AFD) committing more than €251 million or ₱16.9 billion to support the country’s climate and energy transition.
Meta’s absence from a Senate inquiry on online gambling drew the ire of some senators, prompting the expected issuance of a show cause order to the US tech giant.
Malacañang said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is supportive of proposed legislative measures to institutionalize an independent commission to look into corruption in infrastructure projects.
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday, Sept. 16 that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts.
Purchase requirements for locally funded projects could proceed again but with safeguards in the process to prevent unscrupulous acts, the Public Works Department said on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
The Philippines will face tough competition at the inaugural edition of the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup based on the results of the draw ceremony on Monday, Sept. 15.
The proposed ₱902.8-million budget of the Office of the Vice President cleared the House appropriations committee an hour into the hearing, prolonged by discussions on the use of confidential funds and overseas trips.
China's Coast Guard fired water cannon on Tuesday at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, accusing Manila of an "illegal" intrusion and the ramming of one of its vessels.
Dismissed public works officials Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez are facing more criminal complaints, this time for allegedly using falsified documents to gain access to casinos and gamble with supposed pocketed flood control funds.
Mondo Duplantis lit up the third night of the Tokyo world championships when he broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time with a jump of 6.30 meters after securing a third straight world title on Monday, Sept. 15.
US and Chinese officials said that they have reached a framework agreement to switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership on Monday, Sept. 15.
President Donald Trump said on Monday, Sept. 15 that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel heading to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he did not rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders "wherever they are", as the heads of Arab and Islamic states held a summit to back Qatar after Israel's attack last week in the Gulf state.
A number of House members are pushing for a stronger independent body that would investigate corruption in infrastructure projects to address limitations in a commission formed by the president.
Filipinos may expect more than the usual rainfall volume for the rest of the year because of a developing La Niña, the weather bureau said on Monday, Sept. 15.
Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga will face an ethics complaint for violating the House Code of Ethics, the National Unity Party (NUP) said on Monday, Sept. 15.
Remittances rose in July, albeit at a slower pace, to breach the $3-billion mark for the first time in seven months, central bank data released on Monday showed.
Russia on Monday warned it would go after any European state that sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union is looking for new ways to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.
South Korea will introduce a new industrial safety regulation that will fine companies with more than three workers dying from workplace accidents each year up to 5% of operating profit, the labor ministry said on Monday, Sept.15, 2025.
The United States and China are close to reaching an agreement on social media platform TikTok but a deal could hinge on Chinese demands for trade concessions, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, Sept. 15 before entering a second day of talks in Madrid.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has decided to skip the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this month, acting Communications Secretary Dave Gomez told the media on Monday, Sept. 15.
Listed oil giant Petron Corporation has tidied up its balance sheet in a successful swap and tender offer in Singapore that involved $550-million (P31.4-billion) perpetual securities.
President Bongbong Marcos ordered the reinstatement of a policy that requires local government units to accept Department of Public Works and Highways projects before they can be marked as complete.
