This photo taken by the Lipa Archdiocesan Social Action Commission, Inc. shows a thick plume generated by Taal Volcano on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Alert Level 2 (increased unrest) still prevails over the volcano, which according to Phivolcs means “sudden steam- or gas-driven explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas can occur.” LASAC Facebook page
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (right) discusses with Senate President Migz Zubiri the plans for hosting the 31st Annual Meeting...
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University of the Philippines president Angelo Jimenez calls on Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez at the House of Representatives.
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Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo (second from right) receives a certificate of land title donation from Mayor Vic Amante covering 1.5...
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A fish merchant waits for a customer, as demand for fish decrease due to the scare that fish might be...
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Vice President Sara Duterte leads the flag-raising ceremony during the celebration of National Women’s Month in Camp Karingal in Quezon...
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A Muslim prays at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila on the eve of the start of Ramadan, the ninth...
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The MT Princess Empress, which sank three weeks ago with its cargo of 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, has...
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THE defense secretaries of the United States and the Philippines jointly denounced China’s “gray-zone” operations—activities that just fall short of...
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Speaker Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to strictly enforce a one-strike policy against “ninja...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered government agencies to study Executive Order No. 138 for possible amendments and to determine what...
Read moreThe House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading a bill that will allow married women to retain their...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.
