Philippines Headlines
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0800Fuel prices to rise again in last week of August
Motorists face another round of fuel price increases starting Tuesday, August 25.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:04:00 +080029-year-old South Korean fugitive linked to gambling ring nabbed in Cavite
South Korean authorities allege that she helped oversee operations connected to 23 gambling websites.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:43:00 +0800House bill seeks 30% calamity pay for workers
The proposal seeks protections for workers who are late or unable to report because of dangerous conditions.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:28:00 +0800Nationwide active-attack school drills postponed to September
The drill will instead be held in the first week of September, with the DepEd saying it will be age-appropriate and trauma-informed.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:40:00 +0800LIVE Coverage: Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Aug. 24
Follow the trial, in context and in real time.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0800Powerful cyclone nears PAR, but habagat remains rainmaker
Saudel may become a super typhoon before entering PAR Monday as Obet.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0800Telcos ready to block more sites promoting violence
The country’s biggest internet service providers (ISPs) are taking online safety a notch higher by preventing Filipinos, especially the youth, from accessing malicious platforms promoting violent activities.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800Lacson: Perpetual public office ban possible for inducing perjury
Public officials who orchestrate false testimonies by inducing others to commit perjury can be prosecuted as principal perpetrators and face a lifetime ban from holding government office, Sen. Panfilo Lacson warned yesterday.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800‘Hold negligent gun owners criminally liable’
Sen. Erwin Tulfo is pushing for legislation that would impose criminal liability on negligent gun owners, after a firearm was found inside the bag of a Grade 9 student in Cebu, just days after a deadly school shooting in Zamboanga City.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800‘Spend more for education, health, not ayuda’
As Congress continues its deliberations on the P7.2-trillion budget for 2027, Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David of Kalookan said that the people’s money would be better spent for program-based projects such as providing better education, health car...