Philippines Headlines
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0800Palace draws distinction: Ordinary citizen jailed over threat, Sara Duterte defended
Malacañang said the "assassination" remarks of Vice President Sara Duterte towards President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were a national security concern.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:24:00 +0800Filipinos favor AFP, Coast Guard modernization over new defense pacts — SWS
Reinforcing alliances ranked second as a first-choice priority, but emerged as the top second-choice measure nationwide.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0800Fare hike, subsidies eyed as fuel prices surge anew
The government is studying fare hikes and subsidies, Malacañang said yesterday, as fuel prices surged anew amid renewed hostilities between the US and Iran.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Will Dizon be included in SEA Games probe?
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, who is currently on leave, may soon find himself in the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)’s crosshairs, as the agency probes the multibillion-peso infrastructure projects built for the 2019 Southeast Asi...
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800National bird? Kapunan mishears Lacson
Laughter broke out before the end of Day 5 of the impeachment trial on Tuesday night after House private prosecution lawyer Lorna Kapunan said something about “birds.”
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marcos extends 4Ps benefits beyond 7 years
President Marcos has extended the benefits under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program for qualified beneficiaries beyond the maximum seven-year period.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Sandigan hears motion dropping Bonoan as accused
Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman hope the Sandiganbayan would allow former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped from the cases linking him and detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to the flood control sca...
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Government to study implications of US campaign vs ICC
The Marcos administration will study the implications of the US campaign against the International Criminal Court, which is set to begin its trial on the crimes against humanity case of former president Rodrigo Duterte this year.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800‘Democracies more likely to surveil Facebook’
Democratic nations are more likely to snoop on Facebook data compared to autocracies, a University of the Philippines-Diliman study found.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Senators to decide if VP violated sub judice rule
It’s up to the senators of the impeachment court to decide whether Vice President Sara Duterte violated the sub judice rule after she issued a public statement denying the allegations against her while the trial is ongoing.?