Philippines Headlines
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0800SLEX, STAR toll rates set to increase starting Jan. 1, 2026
Motorists traveling on the South Luzon Expressway and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road Tollway will see higher toll fees starting Jan. 1, 2026, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) announced Friday, December 26.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:17:00 +0800Marcos declares special non-working days in 8 areas in January 2026
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed eight proclamations declaring special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities, the Presidential Communications Office said on Friday, December 26.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:34:00 +0800Ombudsman: ICI referrals part of ‘natural flow’ as Fajardo resigns
The Office of the Ombudsman described the transmission of referrals from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure as part of a “natural flow,” following the resignation of Commissioner Rossana Fajardo, effective Dec. 31, 2025.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:45:00 +0800Filipino tech pioneer Dado Banatao dies at 79
Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, one of the most influential Filipino engineers in Silicon Valley and a pioneer in microchip and computer technology, passed away on December 25 in Stanford, California. He was 79.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800Full disclosure of budget allocations per congressional district urged
The House of Representatives should make a full disclosure of the detailed information on the distribution of funds for each congressional district in the country ahead of voting for the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Dec. 29, Navotas Rep. ...
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800VP Sara on another impeachment: People are tired
The people are tired of impeachment, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Thursday after civil society groups threatened to file a new complaint against her after the one-year ban expires in February.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800COA: DepEd’s Senior High School voucher program included ghost students
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the inclusion of “ghost students” in the Department of Education (DepEd)’s Senior High School Voucher Program or SHS-VP.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800Gatchalian confident of President Marcos’ approval of 2026 budget bill
The 2026 General Appropriations Bill would pass the scrutiny of President Marcos, Senate finance committee chair Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday as he expressed confidence on the bicameral conference committee-approved GAB.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800Ping warns Palace of cover-up perceptions in ‘Cabral files’
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has urged Malacañang not to downplay the possible role of Cabinet officials in the anomalous practice of inserting lawmakers’ infrastructure projects for kickbacks in the executive’s spen...
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800President Marcos trust rating drops, VP Sara scores up in SWS poll
With corruption issues hounding his administration, President Marcos’ trust ratings continued to plunge in the last quarter of the year, with more Filipinos saying they have “little trust” in him, a commissioned survey conducted by ...