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MANILA, Philippines — Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan backed on Thursday a tax relief proposal that would increase workers’ take-home pay by raising the threshold for income tax exemptions from P250,000 to P400,000 annually, as well as other compensation, like service charges. “I am in favor of reducing taxes, especially those that burden the poor

MANILA, Philippines — The driver in the third “gas-and-run” case reported in Quezon City surrendered on Wednesday night to the police and faces not only estafa charges but also the possibility of having his driving license revoked. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) spokesperson Maj. Jennifer Gannaban on Thursday confirmed in a text message to the

MANILA, Philippines — One of the country’s most recognized forensic pathologists, Raquel Fortun, on Thursday said she conducted an autopsy on five of the 19 people who were killed by government troops in Negros Occidental last month and that she did not find any indication that they were shot at close range. She said she

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) confirmed that it had fully received the P60-billion “excess fund” whose earlier transfer to the national treasury was ruled as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The disclosure came eight months after President Marcos ordered the return of the funds to the state health insurer. In a

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has dismissed the petition filed by lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, that sought to prevent the House of Representatives from obtaining the couple’s income tax records in connection with the impeachment complaints against her. Judge Madonna Echiverri of the Quezon

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Mayors of Aklan province have expressed strong opposition to the impending construction of a bridge connecting Boracay Island to mainland Panay through Malay town, citing environmental, social and economic concerns. In a resolution that was unanimously approved during its April 30 virtual meeting, the Aklan chapter of the League of Municipalities

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Government volcanologists on Thursday warned that huge volumes of volcanic debris generated by Mayon Volcano’s continuing eruption could trigger renewed ashfall as well as dangerous lahar flows amid the expected onslaught of a tropical storm in the coming days. In its latest report, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The energy crisis has paved the way for out-of-the-box initiatives in Cordillera farms to address festering problems like market oversupply, as months of oil price shocks and the anticipated onslaught of a long dry spell prompt farmers to make their investment count. Cordillera farmers will soon be provided real-time information about

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed that at least seven Filipino seafarers were injured after the Malta-flagged container vessel MV San Antonio was hit by a drone attack in the Strait of Hormuz on May 5. In a press briefing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Thursday, Migrant

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Three high-profile drug suspects were arrested, and more than P14.1 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a series of anti-illegal drug operations conducted by the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) in Eastern Visayas on May 4 and May 5, 2026, as part of the Philippine National Police’s intensified