Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Koko Pimentel III renewed his call for the deletion of confidential funds in the 2023 national budget, emphasizing that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is not entitled to be given such.

Turkey's interior minister accused the Kurdistan's Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday of responsibility for a bombing in a busy Istanbul street that killed six people and wounded scores, saying a suspect has been arrested.

A pregnant woman gives birth inside the Los Amigos Police Station in Davao City around 130 p.m. November 13. According to reports, Selfenia Olavides went to the police station to ask for help so that she could be brought to the hospital to give birth. While waiting for the police mobile, the woman could not hold anymore and eventually gave birth inside the police station. #In60words...

Aldot Bantingan, 48, the barangay chairperson of Bulacan's Payao town, was identified as the slain official by Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, the police director of Zamboanga Sibugay.

The Sultan of Brunei has vowed to continue to support the efforts of the Philippines in safeguarding peace and stability. Recognizing the role that the Brunei Sultanate played in the Mindanao peace process, Marcos asserted that the peace process is still moving forward despite the challenges the coronavirus pandemic poses. #In60words

Police seized more than P251 million worth of shabu following the arrest of two people in a buy-bust in Imus City in Cavite on Saturday night, November 15. Nabbed were Datu Ali Dayo Sampulna, 38 and Almira Karao Sampulna, 30, both residents of Cotabato City. #In60words

Due to the ongoing presence of African swine fever (ASF) on the island, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has prolonged the entrance restriction on pork products from Iloilo and the entire Panay Island until December 31, 2022. #In6words

The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Friday that all the evidence they collected prompted the filing of murder charges against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag in relation to Percival Mabasa's killing. #In60words

The Department of Transportation offers Libreng Sakay 247 at the EDSA Bus Carousel this Christmas. The all-day free ride will start from December 15 to 31. #In60words

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is encouraging closer monitoring and continuous vigilance among its stakeholders despite the significant decline in teenage childbearing during the pandemic. #In60words

According to the Single Ticketing System Technical Working Group, their goal is to have a harmonization or unified system of fining those who violate traffic laws throughout the National Capital Region. It also added that there should be interconnectivity in the LTO, with the method of catching traffic violators by different local governments. #In60words...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for its important contributions to the successful implementation of measures to prevent violent extremism in the country.

This is one of the things discussed by the two leaders in their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. greenlighted the plan of the Energy department to explore and develop the countrys offshore wind (OSW) potential as a source of clean and sustainable energy.

Manila, Philippines After three years in the Philippines, PartnerHero opened its first fully private office in the country at Cyberpark 1 in Araneta, Cubao, Quezon City, on November 8.