The heated council session ended with a long recess, a cut microphone, and a dispute over a P250-million versus P470-million waste plan. Read more »
The Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (Caiss) project is expected to eventually extend beyond airports to other entry points, including seaports, land borders, and traditional sea routes in the southern Philippines. Read more »
The Senate has approved a bill seeking to prohibit minors below 18 from accessing and maintaining accounts on age-restricted social media platforms, citing the need to protect children from online harm. Read more »
Authorities arrested 244 foreign nationals during simultaneous raids in Zamboanga Sibugay, in what the Bureau of Immigration (BI) described as the country’s “largest Pogo bust” since the government banned Philippine offshore gaming operators. Read more »
DreamWorks Animation’s Filipino-inspired “Forgotten Island” earned $12.8 million in its opening weekend in the US and Canada, ranking No. 5 at the North American box office. Read more »
Senators on Wednesday overturned Sen. Francis Escudero’s July 6 ruling that fixed at 16 the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, opening the door for a lower conviction threshold when incapacitated senators are excluded from the count. Read more »
