Philippines Headlines
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:05:00 +0800Tab Baldwin, 4 coaches placed on immigration lookout bulletin
The lookout bulletin covers the former Ateneo coach and four others from the basketball team's coaching staff.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0800
'Hello sa Winners': Hontiveros weighs in on viral 'ship' with Gatchalian
"Senate President Gatchalian is strong on his own merits," Hontiveros said.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0800
Senate appointments body acts on delayed military, DFA promotions
The Senate appointments panel finally confirmed delayed promotions of pending military and diplomacy officers.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:23:00 +0800
Mission 'completed': Chinese floating platform gone from Scarborough Shoal
China has removed the floating platform it placed inside Scarborough Shoal
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:23:00 +0800
Gatchalian-led Senate completes shakeup of powerful committees
New Senate committee leaders and members are elected during the special session.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:59:00 +0800
Delayed by Senate debacle, Fil-Am athletes' naturalization bills passed
Senate approves Filipino citizenship for cager Bennie Boatwright and wresler Matt Ramos.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:43:00 +0800
Gatchalian becomes Senate president as Villanueva joins bloc
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected and sworn in as Senate president after his bloc secured a 13-member quorum during a special session.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0800
LIVE: Special session of Senate, June 17
Congress convenes in a special session today after President Bongbong Marcos called lawmakers to act on priority measures.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0800
Cayetano concedes Senate leadership after weeks of deadlock
After weeks of fiercely disputing his unseating, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has finally conceded the Senate presidency.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0800
School principals are 'engineers' of last resort in flood-prone Philippines
Across the Philippines, principals in disaster-prone areas spend as much time scrounging up funds for repairs and improvising solutions to campus flooding as they do running the school. While DepEd has already found an elevat...