Philippines Headlines
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:18:00 +0800Pulong Duterte shortens travel to 2 countries, seeks House clearance
The House of Representatives is still evaluating Rep. Paolo Duterte’s (Davao, 1st District) revised request to travel, the Office of the Secretary General said. This time, it’s no longer 17 stops.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:06:00 +0800
Sarah Discaya's Davao case transferred to Cebu court — Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said the case involving contractor Sarah Discaya over an alleged ghost project in Davao Occidental has been transferred to a court in Cebu. The Supreme Court said the case involving contractor Sarah Discaya over an alleged ghost pro...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:20:00 +0800
Legarda loses cool over repeated ‘last-minute’ agency budget requests at bicam
On the third day of bicam talks, Sen. Loren Legarda could not help but air out her frustrations over some agencies’ requests to insert certain projects and bump up their budgets at the very last minute.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:07:00 +0800
Marcos 'strongly rejects' claim that ISIS fighters train in the Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sees no truth in the claim that the Philippines is an "ISIS training hotspot" as the government has found no proof showing the two suspects in Australia's recent terror attack received training during thei...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:13:00 +0800
DPWH chief Dizon: EDSA rehab to start on Christmas Eve
The rehabilitation of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will officially begin on December 24, Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon announced.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:31:00 +0800
Bicam raises AICS budget to P63.9 billion, tops House and Senate versions
After boosting the controversial MAIFIP, the bicameral conference committee approved a P63.895 billion budget for the AICS program, more than double the executive branch’s original P27 billion request.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:14:00 +0800
New study: 7 in 10 students in the Philippines lack basic reading skills
Students in the Philippines have made slight gains in mathematics but have shown no real progress in reading over the past five years, according to a major regional assessment released in December, with the results pointing to widening gaps between s...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:10:00 +0800
Four-hour wait, private bicam talks delay DPWH budget deliberation
It took the bicameral conference committee four hours to decide whether to take up proposed changes to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget on Tuesday, December 16.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0800
Lucio Co Group acquires Villar’s PrimeWater
The group of retail tycoon Lucio Co has emerged as the next owner of the Villar Group’s PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0800
72 medical groups want health ‘pork’ scrapped
Warning that it entrenches patronage politics and undermines the country’s health insurance system, at least 72 medical and health professional organizations have denounced the P51.6-billion allocation for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and...