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Government offices in Metro Manila and 17 areas will implement appropriate alternative work arrangements on August 19, the Presidential Communications Office said.

Malacañang defended First Lady Liza Marcos from criticisms over her birthday sabbatical post on Facebook.  

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered a 'thorough investigation' into the Zamboanga school shooting incident. 

Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said he ordered the “relief and preventive suspension” of the customs police officer who owned the guns used by the minor school shooter.

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.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. lashed out again at China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday, accusing it of using a “squid tactic” to evade questions over Chinese nationals found working for Sanjia Steel in Misamis Oriental last May and threatening retaliation against Filipinos.

As populations age across the Asia-Pacific, countries such as Japan, Singapore and Australia are becoming increasingly dependent on Filipina caregivers, nurses and domestic workers to sustain their care systems, but protections for these workers have failed to keep pace, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found.

Three vehicles in the convoy of Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, including the bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser he was riding in, were shot at by still unidentified gunmen along a stretch of highway in Barangay Bito, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte yesterday.

Religious group El Shaddai celebrated its 42nd anniversary at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in Manila yesterday.

The Motorcycle Taxi Rider Association expressed its support for the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board “cleanup” and professionalization of the motorcycle taxi industry.

The administration has implemented measures to accelerate the pace of government expenditures, drive economic activity and support growth, President Marcos said.

Convicted former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo received another arrest warrant on Friday night, this time for three counts of graft.

The House of Representatives has vowed transparency as it begins deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 this week.

The government has allocated a total of P58.53 billion for the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) under the proposed 2027 national budget to finance priority development programs in different parts of the country, according to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

The defense panel challenged the House prosecution team to raise its allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte violated the sub judice rule before the Senate impeachment court and not the media.